Contour is a modern terminal emulator, for everyday use. It is aiming for power users with a modern feature mindset.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (Apache-2.0)
Application type
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Flathub
- Flatpak
Germany
EU
Ghostty Alternatives
Apps similar to Ghostty include Tabby, which is free and open source. Other options are Termux, Windows Terminal, MobaXterm and ConEmu. You're spoiled for choice with Terminal Emulators like Ghostty: we list more than 50 alternatives for Mac, Linux, Windows, Android and iPhone.
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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.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Application type
Platforms
- Linux
- BSD
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Application type
Platforms
- Windows
Prompt is the terminal that goes where you do, whether you're on the road or at your desk. With Panic Sync, your servers are available on your iPhone, iPad, and Mac. With Mosh and Eternal Terminal support, you can stay connected even on the most unstable networks.
Cost / License
- Paid
- Proprietary
Application type
Platforms
- Mac
- iPhone
- iPad
United States
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86 xterm alternativesThe 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.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Application type
Platforms
- Mac
- Linux
- BSD
- United States
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (GPL-3.0)
Application type
Platforms
- Linux
- GNOME
- Linux Mobile
- United States
A terminal emulator for the 21st century. (formerly) Black Screen is a terminal emulator and interactive shell with auto-completion.
Platforms
- Mac
- Linux
- Electron / Atom Shell
Ukraine
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57 Otty alternativesNative GPU-accelerated terminal with keyboard-first design, agent compatibility, Unicode, ligatures, inline images, true color, tabs, panes, splits, session recovery, rich color schemes, real-time notifications, fuzzy search, custom layouts, and quick navigation.
Cost / License
- Free
- Proprietary
Application type
Platforms
- Mac
China
+6
114 Blink Shell alternativesBlink Shell is the professional, desktop-grade terminal emulator for iOS. It's a full-featured and highly configurable open-source terminal that can be compiled from the source at GitHub or purchased as a pre-compiled app from the App Store to support the developers.
Cost / License
- Paid
- Open Source (GPL-3.0)
Application type
Platforms
- iPhone
- iPad
- United States
+7
SecurSSH centralizes SSH credentials, keys, and server access in a zero-knowledge encrypted vault with granular team permissions, live session sharing, and a built-in SFTP manager.
Cost / License
- Freemium
- Proprietary
Application typeApplication types
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
France- EU
+3
85 Electerm alternativeselecterm is a terminal/ssh/sftp client(linux, mac, win) based on electron/node-pty/xterm/antd and many other libs, it works like a combination of guake and xshell.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (MIT)
Application typeApplication types
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Electron
- Homebrew
- AppImage
- npm
- JavaScript
- Fedora
- China
console - This is a modified version of Console 2 for a better experience under Windows Vista/7/8 and a better visual rendering.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Application typeApplication types
Platforms
- Windows
