Final Term AlternativesTerminal Emulators and other similar apps like Final Term

Final Term is described as 'New breed of terminal emulator. It goes beyond mere emulation and understands what is happening inside the shell it is hosting. This allows it to offer features no other terminal can, including: A) Semantic text menus, B) Smart command completion, C) GUI' and is a terminal emulator in the os & utilities category. There are more than 10 alternatives to Final Term for a variety of platforms, including Linux, BSD, Mac, Windows and GNOME apps. The best Final Term alternative is iTerm2, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Final Term are Terminator, GNOME Terminal, Yakuake and Guake terminal.

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  1. iTerm2 icon
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    iTerm2 is a replacement for Terminal and the successor to iTerm. It works on Macs with macOS 10.10 or newer. iTerm2 brings the terminal into the modern age with features you never knew you always wanted.

    79 iTerm2 alternatives
    By Itself

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Customizable

    Features

    1.  SSH
    2.  Integrated Search
    3.  Key binding
    4.  Supports Python
    5.  Support for scripting
    6.  Notifications
    7.  Multiple Profiles
    8.  Split windows
    9.  Quake-style
    10.  Multiple languages
    iTerm2 iconFinal Term Icon

    iTerm2 VS Final Term

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    • iTerm2 is the most popular Mac alternative to Final Term.

    • iTerm2 is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Final Term.

    • iTerm2 is Free and Open SourceFinal Term is also Free and Open Source
    • iTerm2 is Customizable and LightweightFinal Term is not according to our users
  2. Terminator icon
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    Terminator enables the user to run and manage multiple terminal emulators side-by-side in the same window. The main focus is arranging terminals in a grid. (Tabs is the most common default method, which Terminator also supports.

    84 Terminator alternatives
    Terminator is running Vim, Bash, and Python side by side.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
    • GNOME

    Properties

    1.  Support for Themes
    2.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Split-screen view
    2.  Function Key Shortcuts
    3.  Tiling Layouts
    4.  Split windows
    5.  Support for Multiple Monitors
    6.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    7.  Multiple Terminal
    Terminator iconFinal Term Icon

    Terminator VS Final Term

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    • Terminator is the most popular Linux alternative to Final Term.

    • Terminator is Free and Open SourceFinal Term is also Free and Open Source
    • Terminator is LightweightFinal Term is not according to our users
  3. GNOME Terminal icon
     157 likes

    GNOME Terminal is a terminal emulator for the GNOME desktop environment written by Havoc Pennington and others. Terminal emulators allow users to execute commands using a real UNIX shell while remaining on their graphical desktop.

    67 GNOME Terminal alternatives
    GNOME Terminal screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
    • GNOME

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Command line interface
    2.  Background transparency
    GNOME Terminal iconFinal Term Icon

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  4. Yakuake icon
     93 likes

    Yakuake is a drop-down (Quake-style) terminal emulator based on KDE Konsole technology. Its design was inspired from consoles in computer games such as Quake which slide down from the top of the screen when a key is pressed, and slide back up when the key is pressed again.

    37 Yakuake alternatives
    Yakuake screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
    • KDE
    • Flathub

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Dropdown terminal
    2.  Split tabs
    3.  Make window transparent
    4.  KDE
    5.  Tabbed interface
    6.  Quake-style
    7.  Built-in search engine
    Yakuake iconFinal Term Icon

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  5. Guake terminal icon
     133 likes

    Guake is a top-down terminal for Gnome (in the style of Yakuake for KDE, Tilda or the terminal used in Quake). Guake is already package by a number of distribution (among them are Fedora, Debian, Ubuntu or ArchLinux).

    37 Guake terminal alternatives
    preferences

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD

    Guake terminal Features

    1.  Dropdown terminal
    2.  Quake-style
    3.  Tabbed interface
    4.  Split tabs
    5.  Terminal-based
    6.  Built-in terminal emulation
    Guake terminal iconFinal Term Icon

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    Comments about Guake terminal as an Alternative to Final Term
     
    Guest

    It's just one of many 'drop-down' style terminals that seem to be popular. It in no way has the same innovative thinking that finalterm has/had.

    Negative commentJun 7, 2015
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    Guake terminal icon
    • Guake terminal is Free and Open SourceFinal Term is also Free and Open Source
  6. xterm icon
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    The xterm program is a terminal emulator for the X Window System. It provides DEC VT102 and Tektronix 4014 compatible terminals for programs that can't use the window system directly.

    56 xterm alternatives
    xterm screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD
    xterm iconFinal Term Icon

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  7. Xfce4-Terminal icon
     36 likes

    Xfce Terminal is a lightweight and easy to use terminal emulator application with many advanced features including drop down, tabs, unlimited scrolling, full colors, fonts, transparent backgrounds, and more.

    55 Xfce4-Terminal alternatives
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    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Xfce

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Command line interface
    2.  Tabbed interface
    3.  Dropdown terminal
    4.  Ad-free
    5.  No registration required
    6.  Works Offline
    7.  Dark Mode
    Xfce4-Terminal iconFinal Term Icon

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  8. tilda icon
     39 likes

    Tilda is a Linux terminal taking after the likeness of many classic terminals from first person shooter games, Quake, Doom and Half-Life to name a few, where the terminal has no border and is hidden from the desktop till a key or keys is hit.

    33 tilda alternatives
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    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Command line interface
    2.  Dropdown terminal
    Discontinued

    The last version (0.9.6) was released in April 2008.

    tilda iconFinal Term Icon

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  9. Terminology icon
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    Terminology is a terminal emulator for e17.

    What does it do?

    It emulates a slightly extended vt100 with some extensions and bling thrown in.

    Most escapes supported by xterm, rxvt etc. work Xterm 256 color escapes work Backgrounds (bitmap, scalable/vector, animated.

    31 Terminology alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD

    Terminology Features

    1.  Command line interface
    2.  Split tabs
    Terminology iconFinal Term Icon

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  10. TotalTerminal icon
     22 likes

    A system-wide terminal accessible via a hot-key. TotalTerminal is a plugin for Terminal.app. It provides persistent Visor Window which slides down when you press a hot-key. Remember Quake Console?

    15 TotalTerminal alternatives
    TotalTerminal screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    Discontinued

    TotalTerminal is no longer under active development

    TotalTerminal iconFinal Term Icon

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  11. Sakura icon
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    sakura is a terminal emulator based on GTK and VTE. It's a terminal emulator with few dependencies, so you don't need a full GNOME desktop installed to have a decent terminal emulator. Current terminal emulators based on VTE are gnome-terminal, XFCE Terminal, TermIt and...

    60 Sakura alternatives
    version 2.3.4, right click menu, 2 open tabs.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD

    Sakura Features

    1.  Gtk
    Sakura iconFinal Term Icon

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  12. Pantheon Terminal icon
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    A super lightweight, beautiful, and simple terminal. It's designed to be setup with sane defaults and little to no configuration. It's just a terminal, nothing more, nothing less.

    56 Pantheon Terminal alternatives
    Pantheon Terminal running YouTube Music Player mpsyt

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    Pantheon Terminal iconFinal Term Icon

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