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, Mac, Windows, 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, Windows Terminal and ConEmu.

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  2. Ptyxis icon

    Ptyxis

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

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    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • GNOME
    • Flatpak
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  4. Bitvise SSH Client icon

    Bitvise SSH Client

     62 likes

    SSH client for file transfer, terminal and tunneling.

    75 Bitvise SSH Client alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Windows
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    As far as consoles go.. I don't think that counts as one.

    • Bitvise SSH Client is Free Personal and ProprietaryiTerm is Free and Open Source
  5. foot icon

    foot

     11 likes

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

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
     
  7. Windows Command Prompt icon

    Windows Command Prompt

     60 likes

    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.

    47 Windows Command Prompt alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Windows
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  9. Waffle Terminal icon

    Waffle Terminal

     1 like

    Automatically tiles and organizes all terminal sessions in one native macOS window, scaling layouts from fullscreen to grid, grouping sessions by project with color-coding, enabling instant filtering, supporting any CLI tool, and requiring zero configuration.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  11. xterm icon

    xterm

     30 likes

    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.

    81 xterm alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD
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  13. Otty icon

    Otty

     1 like

    Native GPU-accelerated terminal with keyboard-first design, agent compatibility, Unicode, ligatures, inline images, true color, tabs, panes, splits, session recovery, rich color schemes, real-time notifications, fuzzy search, custom layouts, and quick navigation.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  14. SecurSSH icon

    SecurSSH

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    SecurSSH centralizes SSH credentials, keys, and server access in a zero-knowledge encrypted vault with granular team permissions, live session sharing, and a built-in SFTP manager.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    SSH Access, Simplified for Teams — One encrypted vault.
     
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