Free HyperTerminal Alternatives

The best free alternative to HyperTerminal is PuTTY, which is also Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 10 alternatives to HyperTerminal and 16 is free so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting free alternatives to HyperTerminal are JuiceSSH, Royal TSX, YAT - Yet Another Terminal and RealTerm.

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

HyperTerminal

Paid • Proprietary
Terminal Emulator

HyperTerminal is a terminal emulator capable of connecting to systems through TCP/IP Networks, Dial-Up Modems, and COM...

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PuTTY
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Free • Open Source
Terminal Emulator
SSH Client
Windows
Linux
BSD
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ReactOS
108 PuTTY alternatives
PuTTY is a free and open-source terminal emulator, serial console and network file transfer application. It supports several network protocols, including SCP, SSH, Telnet, rlogin, and raw socket connection. It can also connect to a serial port.
- - PuTTY is the most popular Windows & Linux alternative to HyperTerminal.
- - PuTTY is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to HyperTerminal.
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PuTTY Features
1. LightweightPuTTY consumes less device resources compared to similar apps.
SSH
Built-in SSH client
Telnet client
Host management
Graphical User Interface
Serial terminal
Support for SFTP
Logging
Session Management
Xterm emulation
Comments about PuTTY as a Alternative to HyperTerminal
Most users think PuTTY is a great HyperTerminal alternative.
Nicolas
I cannot use the serial communication (Win10)
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smammy
PuTTY is best known as an SSH client, but it is also an adequate serial terminal.
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JuiceSSH
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Free • Proprietary
Terminal Emulator
SSH Client
Android
Android Tablet
mosh
OpenSSH
99 JuiceSSH alternatives
The all in one terminal client for Android including SSH, Local Shell, Mosh and Telnet support.
- - JuiceSSH is the most popular Android & Android Tablet alternative to HyperTerminal.
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JuiceSSH Features
Host management
SSH
Telnet client
Ssh tunnel
Royal TSX
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Freemium • Proprietary
Remote Desktop Tool
Mac
Windows
Android
iPhone
Android Tablet
iPad
122 Royal TSX alternatives
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.
- - Royal TSX is the most popular Mac, iPhone & iPad alternative to HyperTerminal.
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Royal TSX Features
1. Multiple Account supportRoyal TSX support multiple accounts without the need to logout and login
SSH
RDP
Tabbed interface
Clientless Remote Connection
Explorer-like
YAT - Yet Another Terminal
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Free • Open Source
Terminal Emulator
Windows
21 YAT - Yet Another Terminal alternatives
Engineering, testing and debugging of serial communication. Supports RS-232/422/423/485 as well as TCP/IP Client/Server/AutoSocket, UDP/IP Client/Server/PairSocket and USB Ser/HID. Optimized for simple command sets of e.g. embedded systems.
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YAT - Yet Another Terminal Features
1. LightweightYAT - Yet Another Terminal consumes less device resources compared to similar apps.
Define your own "send strings"
Configurable inter-character delay
Timestamps
RealTerm
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Free • Open Source
Terminal Emulator
Windows
16 RealTerm alternatives
RealTerm is a terminal program specially designed for capturing, controlling and debugging binary and other difficult data streams. It is far better for debugging comms than HyperTerminal. It has no support for dialing modems, BBS, etc. - that is what HyperTerminal does.
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RealTerm Features
Serial-port
Serial terminal
Timestamps
Debugging
Shellngn
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Freemium • Proprietary
Mac
Windows
Linux
Online
92 Shellngn alternatives
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.
- - Shellngn is the most popular Web-based alternative to HyperTerminal.
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Shellngn Features
Web-Based
Telnet client
Support for SFTP
SSH
CoolTerm
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Free • Proprietary
Terminal Emulator
Mac
Windows
Linux
24 CoolTerm alternatives
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.
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CoolTerm Features
Serial-port
RXVT
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Free • Open Source
Terminal Emulator
Windows
Linux
92 RXVT alternatives
RXVT –our extended virtual terminal– is a terminal emulator for X11. It is a popular replacement for the standard ‘xterm’.
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Discontinued
Last updated in 2013.
HTerm
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Free • Proprietary
Terminal Emulator
Windows
Linux
20 HTerm alternatives
HTerm is a terminal emulator for serial communication.
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HTerm Features
1. PortableHTerm can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
CuteCom
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Free • Open Source
Terminal Emulator
Mac
Linux
FreeBSD
18 CuteCom alternatives
CuteCom is a graphical serial terminal aimed mainly at hardware developers or other people who need a terminal to talk to their devices.
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CuteCom Features
1. PortableCuteCom can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
Support for Keyboard Shortcuts
Configurable
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.
GtkTerm
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Free • Open Source
Terminal Emulator
Linux
16 GtkTerm alternatives
Gtkterm is a simple GTK+ terminal used to communicate with a serial port. It is has fewer features than minicom, but is designed to be as easy to use as possible.
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GtkTerm Features
Serial-port
Bray++ Terminal
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Free • Proprietary
Terminal Emulator
Windows
12 Bray++ Terminal alternatives
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