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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  1. lvdTerm icon
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    lvdterm is an open-source alternative to tools like mputty, teraterm, ... : one window, tabs and split panes, saved connections organized in folders, and an SFTP file browser docked alongside your shell — built on Qt 6 and a vendored, Windows-ported copy of...

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    • Windows
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  2. Reach SSH icon
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    A free, open-source SSH client with SFTP, remote desktop, port tunneling and built-in database tools, for Windows, macOS, Linux and Android.

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    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Android
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  3. vnm_terminal is a free, open-source terminal emulator for Windows and Linux, with GPU-accelerated rendering and one terminal session per window.

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    • Mac
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    • Linux
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  4. Yorishiro icon
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    Yorishiro is a new kind of terminal that gives your AI a body — and a sense of presence.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Mac
    • Homebrew
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  5. Command Book is a native Swift/Swift UI app to help developers run and manage commands that traditionally have been run in the terminal.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
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  6. Ratty icon
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    A GPU-rendered terminal emulator with inline 3D graphics. Inspired by TempleOS. Built with Rust & Ratatui.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Rust
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    minimal terminal emulator for wayland.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Linux
    • Wayland
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  8. cterm icon
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    cterm is a tiny terminal emulator I built from frustrations of not being able to use st across different platforms. Much like st, it is very, very small--even smaller than st. For this reason, however, cterm does not have the "standard" terminal emulator features such...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (ISC)

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    • Linux
    • BSD
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  9. A modern MobaXterm/PuTTY alternative for Windows: tabbed SSH + VNC, a full SFTP file manager, and Ctrl+V to paste images straight into a remote terminal over SFTP.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
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  10. Fleet Terminal is a native macOS terminal built for running several AI coding agents side by side. Every session gets a row in the sidebar with a live status colour — working, your turn, needs permission, question, MCP call in flight — plus a short plain-English line about what...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
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  11. MyShell icon
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    MyShell is a native cross-platform desktop shell workspace for macOS, Windows, and Linux designed to bridge the gap between traditional terminal emulators and modern AI-assisted developer workflows.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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