Herdr AlternativesOnly apps categorised as Shells

The best Shell alternative to Herdr is uniTerm, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 25 alternatives to Herdr and four of them are Shells so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Shell alternatives to Herdr are GNU Screen, abduco and Termio.

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  1. uniTerm icon
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    Lightweight all-in-one terminal with over 20 protocols including SSH, RDP, SFTP, and databases, featuring an autonomous AI agent for multi-round shell commands, advanced file transfer, real-time server monitoring, split panes, cloud sync, and multilingual support.

    20 uniTerm alternatives

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  2. GNU Screen icon
     90 likes

    Offers full-screen terminal multiplexing with independent windows, VT100 emulation, scrollback, and copy-paste. Supports ANSI standards, detaching, and persistent background process execution for shells or commands across Unix-like systems.

    16 GNU Screen alternatives

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
     
  3. abduco icon
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    abduco provides session management i.e. it allows programs to be run independently from their controlling terminal. That is programs can be detached - run in the background - and then later reattached. Together with dvtm it provides a simpler and cleaner alternative to tmux or...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (ISC)

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
     
  4. Termio icon
     Like

    Modern terminal and SSH manager with AI, workspaces, and full privacy.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
     
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