iSH AlternativesOnly apps categorised as Terminal Emulators

The best Terminal Emulator alternative to iSH is Termux, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 10 alternatives to iSH and 13 are Terminal Emulators so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Terminal Emulator alternatives to iSH are Windows Terminal, Alacritty, GNOME Terminal and MSYS2.

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A project to get a Linux shell running on iOS, using usermode x86 emulation and syscall translation.

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    Termux

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    Ready to go. Termux works directly with no rooting or setup required. At first start a minimal base system is installed automatically - you decide what to do next.

    97 Termux alternatives
    htop running natively

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • F-Droid
    • zsh
    • Bash

    Properties

    1.  No registration required
    2.  Ad-free

    Features

    1.  Command line interface
    2.  Support for scripting
    3.  Integrated into iOS
    4.  MD5 signature
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    Termux VS iSH

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    • Termux is the most popular Android & Android Tablet alternative to iSH.

    • Termux is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to iSH.

    • Termux is Free and Open SourceiSH is also Free and Open Source
  2. Windows Terminal icon
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    Windows Terminal

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    Windows Terminal is a new, modern, feature-rich, productive terminal application for command-line users. It includes many of the features most frequently requested by the Windows command-line community including support for tabs, rich text, globalization, configurability...

    96 Windows Terminal alternatives
    White and dark theme showcase

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    Properties

    1.  Support for Themes
    2.  Ad-free
    3.  Customizable

    Features

    1.  Tabbed interface
    2.  Multiple shells
    3.  WSL integreation
    4.  Background transparency
    5.  Configured in JSON
    6.  Command line interface
    7.  Support for Keyboard Shortcuts
    8.  Multiple window layouts
    9.  Multi-tabs
    10.  Emoji Text support
    11.  Support for scripting
    12.  Dark Mode
    13.  SSH
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    Windows Terminal VS iSH

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    • Windows Terminal is the most popular Windows alternative to iSH.

    • Windows Terminal is Free and Open SourceiSH is also Free and Open Source
    • Windows Terminal is CustomizableiSH is not according to our users
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    Alacritty

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    Alacritty is a blazing fast, GPU accelerated terminal emulator. It’s written in Rust and uses OpenGL for rendering to be the fastest terminal emulator available. Alacritty is available on GitHub in source form.

    76 Alacritty alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
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    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Support for Themes
    3.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions

    Features

    1.  GPU Support
    2.  No input delay
    3.  Portable
    4.  Command line interface
    5.  Support for scripting
    Alacritty iconiSH Icon

    Alacritty VS iSH

    Is Alacritty a good alternative to iSH?
     

    • Alacritty is the most popular Mac & Linux alternative to iSH.

    • Alacritty is Free and Open SourceiSH is also Free and Open Source
    • Alacritty is LightweightiSH is not according to our users
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    GNOME Terminal

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    GNOME Terminal is a terminal emulator for the GNOME desktop environment written by Havoc Pennington and others. Terminal emulators allow users to execute commands using a real UNIX shell while remaining on their graphical desktop.

    67 GNOME Terminal alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
    • GNOME

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Command line interface
    2.  Background transparency
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    MSYS2

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    MSYS2 is an independent rewrite of MSYS, based on modern Cygwin (POSIX compatibility layer) and MinGW-w64 with the aim of better interoperability with native Windows software.

    42 MSYS2 alternatives
    MSYS2 screenshot 1

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows

    MSYS2 Features

    1.  Command line/bash
    2.  Linux on Windows
    3.  Command line interface
    4.  POSIX-compatible
    5.  Support for scripting
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  7. GNOME Console icon
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    GNOME Console

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    A simple user-friendly terminal emulator for the GNOME desktop.

    58 GNOME Console alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • GNOME

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Command line interface
    2.  Gtk
    3.  User friendly
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  9. Blink Shell icon
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    Blink Shell

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    Blink 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.

    85 Blink Shell alternatives
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    License model

    Application types

    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • iPad

    Blink Shell Features

    1.  SSH
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    Blink Shell VS iSH

    Is Blink Shell a good alternative to iSH?
     

    • Blink Shell is the most popular iPhone & iPad alternative to iSH.

    • Blink Shell is the most popular commercial alternative to iSH.

    • Blink Shell is Paid and Open SourceiSH is Free and Open Source
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    Termux Monet

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    A terminal emulator application for Android 8+ OS extendible by variety of packages, with Monet support and experimental features.

    55 Termux Monet alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Android

    Properties

    1.  Works Offline
    2.  No registration required
    3.  Support for Themes
    4.  Lightweight
    5.  Ad-free
    6.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions

    Features

    1.  Command line interface
    2.  Dark Mode
    3.  Support for scripting
    4.  Autocompletion
    5.  Syntax Highlighting
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  11. MATE Terminal icon
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    MATE Terminal

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    MATE Terminal is a terminal emulator for the MATE desktop environment. Terminal emulators allow users to execute commands using a real UNIX shell while remaining on their graphical...

    56 MATE Terminal alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
    • FreeBSD
    • OpenIndiana
    • GhostBSD
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  12. Android Terminal Emulator icon
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    Android Terminal Emulator

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    Android-Terminal-Emulator - A VT-100 terminal emulator for the Android OS.

    51 Android Terminal Emulator alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android

    Android Terminal Emulator Features

    1.  Command line interface
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    Discontinued

    Github repository has been archived by the owner on Jan 14, 2022.

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    Another Term

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    SSH / Telnet / UART dongles (USB and Bluetooth) / own PTY client for Android.

    51 Another Term alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Android

    Another Term Features

    1.  Serial terminal
    2.  Bluetooth Support
    3.  Port Forwarding
    4.  SSH
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  14. Better Terminal Emulator Pro icon
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    Better Terminal Emulator Pro

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    Harness the native Linux command-line potential of Android with this Terminal. BTEP is an advanced Terminal Emulator and SSH client for your phone or tablet. Unleash the command line potential of the Android console with this terminal. Best if rooted, but root not required. Run n.

    16 Better Terminal Emulator Pro alternatives
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    License model

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Android

    Properties

    1.  Root required

    Features

    1.  Command line interface
    2.  Emulation
    3.  Linux-based
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    Better Terminal Emulator Pro iconiSH Icon

    Better Terminal Emulator Pro VS iSH

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