HTerm Alternatives for Mac

HTerm is not available for Mac but there are some alternatives that runs on macOS with similar functionality. The best Mac alternative is Royal TSX, which is free. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 10 alternatives to HTerm and nine of them are available for Mac so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Mac alternatives to HTerm are CoolTerm, CuteCom, Shellngn and ShellCraft.

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HTerm alternatives are mainly Terminal Emulators but may also be SSH Clients or Remote Desktop Tools. Filter by these or use the filter bar below if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of HTerm.

HTerm

Terminal Emulator
Free • Proprietary

HTerm is a terminal emulator for serial communication.

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HTerm alternatives page was last updated May 22, 2023

Royal TSX
Royal TS provides easy and secure access to your remote systems

Unlock the power to remotely manage your systems on multiple platforms!

Royal TS is the perfect tool for server admins, system engineers, developers and IT focused information workers who constantly need to access.
123 Royal TSX alternatives
License model
- Freemium • Proprietary
Application type
- Remote Desktop Tool
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Android
- iPhone
- Android Tablet
- iPad
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Royal TSX Features
1. SSH
2. RDP
3. Tabbed interface
4. Multiple Account support
5. Password Sharing
6. Clientless Remote Connection
7. Explorer-like
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Royal TSX VS HTerm
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- Royal TSX is the most popular Mac, iPhone & iPad alternative to HTerm.
- Royal TSX is Freemium and ProprietaryHTerm is Free and Proprietary

CoolTerm
CoolTerm is a simple serial port terminal application (no terminal emulation) that is geared towards hobbyists and professionals with a need to exchange data with hardware connected to serial ports such as servo controllers, robotic kits, GPS receivers, microcontrollers, etc.
25 CoolTerm alternatives
License model
- Free • Proprietary
Application type
- Terminal Emulator
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
CoolTerm Features
Portable
Serial-port
ASCII to Hex
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CuteCom
CuteCom is a graphical serial terminal aimed mainly at hardware developers or other people who need a terminal to talk to their devices.
18 CuteCom alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application type
- Terminal Emulator
Platforms
- Mac
- Linux
- FreeBSD
CuteCom Features
Portable
Support for Keyboard Shortcuts
Configurable
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Discontinued
The project is no longer developed. Last version, 0.22.0, released in June 2009, can be still downloaded from the official website. It does not support terminal type emulation.

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Shellngn
Shellngn is a cloud based SSH client with SFTP and Telnet support. Manage your servers anywhere you are, with a professional and feature-rich SSH and SFTP Client.
93 Shellngn alternatives
License model
- Freemium • Proprietary
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Online
Shellngn Features
Web-Based
Telnet client
Support for SFTP
SSH
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Is Shellngn a good alternative to HTerm?
- Shellngn is the most popular Web-based alternative to HTerm.
- Shellngn is Freemium and ProprietaryHTerm is Free and Proprietary

ShellCraft
With convenient and powerful user interface, ShellCraft significantly improve your efficiency. ShellCraft implements the standard SSH/Telnet protocol, it can simply connect to various servers. The session management function make you managing sessions easily, connecting to...
77 ShellCraft alternatives
License model
- Paid • Proprietary
Application types
- Terminal Emulator
- SSH Client
Platforms
- Mac
ShellCraft Features
Telnet client
SSH
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ShellCraft VS HTerm
Is ShellCraft a good alternative to HTerm?
- ShellCraft is the most popular commercial alternative to HTerm.
- ShellCraft is Paid and ProprietaryHTerm is Free and Proprietary

Core Shell
Core Shell is a full-featured terminal with built-in OpenSSH support, focused on managing and login to hosts efficiently.
45 Core Shell alternatives
License model
- Freemium • Proprietary
Application types
- Terminal Emulator
- SSH Client
Platforms
- Mac
Core Shell Features
SSH
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Putty for Mac
Putty is one of the Best Terminal Emulators available today. It Supports different types of Network Protocols such as SSH, FTP, SCP, Telnet etc. In Windows it is used as SSH Client to connect to Your Linux server or for some other purpose.
79 Putty for Mac alternatives
License model
- Paid • Proprietary
Platforms
- Mac
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Putty for Mac Features
1. Session Management
2. Xterm emulation
3. Secure Copy (SCP)
4. SSH
5. Host management
6. Telnet client
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Truck
Still using FTP? Truck hauls data 30x faster thanks to its modern rsync engine (included) which compresses, de-duplicates and encrypts – giving significantly higher performance and security, right from the first transfer.
117 Truck alternatives
License model
- Paid • Proprietary
Platforms
- Mac
Truck Features
Drag and Drop
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pqcom
Simple and handy serial communication tool written with python and qt.
15 pqcom alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
pqcom Features
Serial-port
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