Tess is a terminal emulator. It lets you have a full access to your computer, use command line based programs and many more.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (MIT)
Application type
Platforms
- Windows
- Linux
France
EU
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foot Alternatives
Apps similar to foot include Ghostty, which is free and open source. Other options are Tabby, Termux, Windows Terminal and MobaXterm. Terminal Emulators like foot are a crowded field, with more than 50 alternatives for Linux, Mac, Windows, Android and iPhone.
Alternatives list
123 Hyper alternativesHyper™ is a beautiful and extensible, cross-platform terminal built on open web standards. It provides an elegant command-line experience that is consistent across all supported platforms which includes macOS, Windows and various Linux distributions like Fedora and Debian.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (MIT)
Application typeApplication types
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Electron / Atom Shell
United States
+3
91 GNOME Terminal alternativesGNOME 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.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Application type
Platforms
- Linux
- BSD
- GNOME
- United States
94 Wave Terminal alternativesWave is an open-source, AI-native terminal built for seamless developer workflows with inline rendering, a modern UI, and persistent sessions.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (Apache-2.0)
Application type
Platforms
- Mac
- Linux
- Windows
- United States
+3
62 Yakuake alternativesYakuake 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.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (GPL-2.0)
Application type
Platforms
- Linux
- BSD
- KDE
- Flathub
Germany- EU
A transparent, borderless terminal that lets your desktop show through. Themes restyle its colours and type.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (MIT)
Application type
Platforms
- Mac
Termora is developed using Kotlin/JVM and partially implements the XTerm protocol (with ongoing improvements). Its ultimate vision is to achieve full platform support (including Android, iOS, and iPadOS) through Kotlin Multiplatform.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (AGPL-3.0)
Application type
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Homebrew
135 WezTerm alternativesA GPU-accelerated cross-platform terminal emulator and multiplexer written by @wez and implemented in Rust
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Application type
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- United States
74 cmux alternativesNative macOS app built on Ghostty. Vertical tabs, notification rings when agents need attention, split panes, and a socket API for automation.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Application type
Platforms
- Mac
- United States
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130 Terminal alternativesTerminal (also referred to as Terminal.app) is a terminal emulator included in Apple's Mac OS X operating system. It originated in Mac OS X's predecessors, NEXTSTEP and OPENSTEP, and allows the user to interact with the computer through a command line interface.
Cost / License
- Free
- Proprietary
Application type
Platforms
- Mac
- United States
54 Kuu alternativesFast, polished native macOS terminal. Real login shells on a Metal surface (SwiftUI + libghostty), with native windows and tabs, per-tab zoom, find in scrollback, and a color theme catalog. Secure by default: signed and notarized builds, auto-updates via Sparkle, no account, no...
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (MIT)
Application type
Platforms
- Mac
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Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (Apache-2.0)
Application type
Platforms
- Windows
- Mac
- Linux
- Java
- Germany
- EU
