iTerm Alternatives

iTerm is described as 'Full featured terminal emulation program written for OS X using Cocoa. We are aiming at providing users with best command line experience under OS X. The letter i represents a native Apple look and feel of the program interface, and an emphasis on complete' and is a terminal emulator in the os & utilities category. There are more than 50 alternatives to iTerm for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Windows, Mac, BSD and Android apps. The best iTerm alternative is Ghostty, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like iTerm are Tabby, Termux, ConEmu and Windows Terminal.

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  1. Windows Command Prompt icon

    Windows Command Prompt

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    Command Prompt, also known as cmd.exe or cmd (after its executable file name), is the command-line interpreter on Windows NT, Windows CE, OS/2 and eComStation operating systems. It is the counterpart of COMMAND.

    42 Windows Command Prompt alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Windows
    A picture of cmd, with the name blacked out.

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Command line interface
    2.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    3.  Support for scripting

    Windows Command Prompt VS iTerm

     
  2. GNOME Console icon

    GNOME Console

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

    64 GNOME Console alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • GNOME
    GNOME Console screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  User friendly

    Features

    1.  Command line interface
    2.  Gtk

    GNOME Console VS iTerm

     
  4. foot icon

    foot

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    Fast, lightweight and minimalistic Wayland terminal emulator. Supports daemon mode, Sixel, and scrollback search.

    71 foot alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • SE flagSweden
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Minimalistic
    3.  Configurable

    Features

    1.  Wayland Support

    foot VS iTerm

     
  5. xterm icon

    xterm

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    The xterm program is a terminal emulator for the X Window System. It provides DEC VT102 and Tektronix 4014 compatible terminals for programs that can't use the window system directly.

    62 xterm alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD
    xterm screenshot 1

    xterm VS iTerm

     
  6. Ptyxis icon

    Ptyxis

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    Ptyxis is a terminal for GNOME that focuses on ease-of-use in a world of containers.

    60 Ptyxis alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • GNOME
    • Flatpak
    Ptyxis screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Support for Themes

    Features

    1.  Container Virtualization
    2.  No registration required
    3.  Dark Mode
    4.  Works Offline
    5.  Ad-free
    6.  Color Palette
    7.  Support for Keyboard Shortcuts
    8.  Tabbed interface

    Ptyxis VS iTerm

     
  7. ST - Simple Terminal icon

    ST - Simple Terminal

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    st is a simple terminal implementation for X.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
    ST - Simple Terminal screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Customizable
    3.  Minimalistic

    Features

    1.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    2.  Portable
    3.  Command line interface
    4.  GPU Acceleration

    ST - Simple Terminal VS iTerm

     
  9. ZOC icon

    ZOC

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    ZOC is a powerful and well-established terminal emulator and telnet client, well known for its outstanding user interface with tabbed multi session support.

    69 ZOC alternatives

    License model

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    ZOC screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Tabbed interface
    2.  Support for scripting
    3.  Multiplatform
    4.  Telnet client
    5.  Ad-free
    6.  Dark Mode
    7.  SSH
    8.  BBS Support
    9.  Binary trace files
    10.  Incoming data as hex dump
    11.  Support for Hotkeys
    12.  Auto Highlighting

    ZOC VS iTerm

     

    • ZOC is the most popular commercial alternative to iTerm.

    • ZOC is Paid and ProprietaryiTerm is Free and Open Source
    • ZOC is LightweightiTerm is not according to our users
  10. ConsoleZ icon

    ConsoleZ

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    console - This is a modified version of Console 2 for a better experience under Windows Vista/7/8 and a better visual rendering.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    ConsoleZ screenshot 1

    ConsoleZ Features

    1.  Command line interface
    2.  Tabbed interface

    ConsoleZ VS iTerm

     
  11. Tilix icon

    Tilix

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    Tilix is a tiling terminal emulator which uses the VTE GTK+ 3 widget with the following features:

    72 Tilix alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • CA flagCanada

    Platforms

    • Linux
    Tilix screenshot 1

    Tilix Features

    1.  Split-screen view
    2.  Dropdown terminal

    Tilix VS iTerm

     
  12. upterm icon

    upterm

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    A terminal emulator for the 21st century. (formerly) Black Screen is a terminal emulator and interactive shell with auto-completion.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • UA flagUkraine

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Electron / Atom Shell
    upterm screenshot 1
    Discontinued

    Deprecated since May 20, 2019. Maintainer suggests using Hyper instead.

    upterm Features

    1.  Command line interface

    upterm VS iTerm

     
  13. Chrome Secure Shell icon

    Chrome Secure Shell

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    Secure Shell is an xterm-compatible terminal emulator and stand-alone ssh client for Chrome. It uses Native-Client to connect directly to ssh servers without the need for external proxies.

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Chrome OS
    • Google Chrome
    Chrome Secure Shell screenshot 1

    Chrome Secure Shell Features

    1.  Integrates with Putty configuration
    2.  SSH
    3.  Secure Copy (SCP)

    Chrome Secure Shell VS iTerm

     
  14. Fluent Terminal icon

    Fluent Terminal

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    Terminal emulator based on UWP and web technologies.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Fluent Terminal screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Customizable

    Features

    1.  Command line interface
    2.  Tabbed interface
    3.  Support for Keyboard Shortcuts
    4.  Multiple shells

    Fluent Terminal VS iTerm

     
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