iTerm2 AlternativesOnly apps categorised as Terminal Emulators

The best Terminal Emulator alternative to iTerm2 is Ghostty, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to iTerm2 and loads of them are Terminal Emulators so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Terminal Emulator alternatives to iTerm2 are ConEmu, Tabby, Hyper and Windows Terminal.

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  1. Ghostty icon
     63 likes

    Cross-platform terminal emulator balancing speed, platform-native UI, and modern features. Designed for an enhanced interactive CLI environment, offering full standards compliance for seamless integration with shells and CLI tools.

    59 Ghostty alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Nix Package Manager
    • Homebrew
     
  2. ConEmu icon
     386 likes

    Windows console emulator with tabs, which presents multiple consoles and simple GUI applications as one customizable GUI window with various features.

    63 ConEmu alternatives

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    • Windows
     
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    ConEmu vs iTerm2 Comments
    Guest
    Positive
    6

    It has tabs and multiple consoles plus customizable GUI :D

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Tilde
    Negative
    -1

    ConEmu is Windows-only. iTerm2 is macOS-only.

    • ConEmu is Free and Open SourceiTerm2 is also Free and Open Source
  3. Tabby icon
     120 likes

    Tabby is an infinitely customizable cross-platform terminal app for local shells, serial, SSH and Telnet connections.

    108 Tabby alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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    Tabby vs iTerm2 Comments
    Guest
    Positive
    2

    Really exactly the iTerm2 but for Windows!

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    • Tabby is Free and Open SourceiTerm2 is also Free and Open Source
  4. Hyper icon
     83 likes

    Hyper™ is a beautiful and extensible, cross-platform terminal built on open web standards. It provides an elegant command-line experience that is consistent across all supported platforms which includes macOS, Windows and various Linux distributions like Fedora and Debian.

    98 Hyper alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Electron / Atom Shell
     
  5. 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...

    105 Windows Terminal alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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    Windows Terminal vs iTerm2 Comments
    Guest
    Negative
    0

    It cannot be an alternative to iTerm2 (which is macOS-compatible), because it only runs on Windows.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    Negative
    -1

    Windows Terminal is (naturally) Windows-only. iTerm2 is macOS-only.

    • Windows Terminal is Free and Open SourceiTerm2 is also Free and Open Source
  6. Termux icon
     116 likes

    Experience a powerful Unix terminal on Android without the need for rooting. Customize with packages via Apt, run command-line tools, SSH, and program in C, Python, and more. Enjoy a full Unix environment with bash, zsh, mouse support, and external display compatibility.

    103 Termux alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • F-Droid
    • zsh
    • GNU Bourne Again SHell
     
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    Termux vs iTerm2 Comments
    Guest
    Negative
    0

    How is a mobile-only app a viable alternative to a desktop-only application?

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    • Termux is Free and Open SourceiTerm2 is also Free and Open Source
  7. MobaXterm icon
     228 likes

    MobaXterm is an enhanced terminal app that brings the advanced features of a Unix-like command-line to Windows. It takes the power of Cygwin and wraps it in a sleek, visual interface that's super easy to use, lightweight and portable.

    118 MobaXterm alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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    MobaXterm vs iTerm2 Comments
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    Negative
    0

    MobaXterm is Windows-only. iTerm2 is macOS-only.

    • MobaXterm is Freemium and ProprietaryiTerm2 is Free and Open Source
  8. Alacritty icon
     70 likes

    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.

    87 Alacritty alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
     
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    Alacritty vs iTerm2 Comments
    RemovedUser
    Positive
    0

    I'm happy because it works on Linux Mint and has more customization and features than the built-in terminal application.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    • Alacritty is Free and Open SourceiTerm2 is also Free and Open Source
  9. Kitty terminal icon
     58 likes

    Kitty ( not to be confused with KiTTY ) is a powerful, cross-platform GPU-based terminal emulator. It offloads rendering to the GPU and uses OpenGL for fast, cross-platform performance with built-in tiling layouts as well as graphic, unicode...

    87 Kitty terminal alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
     
  10. Terminator icon
     166 likes

    Terminator enables the user to run and manage multiple terminal emulators side-by-side in the same window. The main focus is arranging terminals in a grid. (Tabs is the most common default method, which Terminator also supports.

    90 Terminator alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
    • GNOME
     
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    Terminator vs iTerm2 Comments
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    Negative
    0

    Terminator is Linux/BSD-only. iTerm2 is macOS-only.

    • Terminator is Free and Open SourceiTerm2 is also Free and Open Source
  11. Konsole icon
     75 likes

    Konsole is a terminal to run a command shell. It provides a command line interface for directly controlling your computer.

    72 Konsole alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Flathub
    • KDE
     
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    1
    Konsole vs iTerm2 Comments
    Tilde
    Negative
    0

    Konsole is Linux/BSD-only. iTerm2 is macOS-only.

    • Konsole is Free and Open SourceiTerm2 is also Free and Open Source
  12. Warp Terminal icon
     27 likes

    Warp is a blazingly fast, Rust-based terminal that makes you and your team more productive at coding and DevOps.

    52 Warp Terminal alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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    Warp Terminal vs iTerm2 Comments
    hitori
    Positive
    0

    It's modern, fast, easy to config and pretty.

    • Warp Terminal is Freemium and ProprietaryiTerm2 is Free and Open Source
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