iTerm2 AlternativesOnly apps categorised as Terminal Emulators for Linux

iTerm2 is not available for Linux but there are plenty of alternatives that runs on Linux with similar functionality. The best Linux Terminal Emulator alternative is Hyper, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to iTerm2 and many of them are Terminal Emulators available for Linux so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Linux Terminal Emulator alternatives to iTerm2 are Tabby Terminal, Alacritty, Terminator and Kitty terminal.

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iTerm2

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Terminal Emulator
Free • Open Source

iTerm2 is a replacement for Terminal and the successor to iTerm. It works on Macs with macOS 10.10 or newer. iTerm2 brings the terminal into the modern age with features you never knew you always wanted.

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iTerm2 alternatives page was last updated Jul 24, 2024

Hyper
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.
89 Hyper alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application types
- Terminal Emulator
- Shell
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Electron / Atom Shell
+3
Top Hyper Features
1. Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
2. Command line interface
3. Support for Themes
4. Electron based
5. Split-screen view
6. Clean design
7. Tiling Panes
8. Uses Packages
9. Plugin API
10. Divisible
11. Skinnable
12. Customizable
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Hyper VS iTerm2
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- Most users think Hyper is a great iTerm2 alternative.
- Hyper is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to iTerm2.
- Hyper is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to iTerm2.
- Hyper is Free and Open SourceiTerm2 is also Free and Open Source

Tabby Terminal
Tabby is an infinitely customizable cross-platform terminal app for local shells, serial, SSH and Telnet connections.
94 Tabby Terminal alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application types
- Terminal Emulator
- Shell
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
Top Tabby Terminal Features
1. SSH
2. Command line interface
3. Support for SFTP
4. Multiple Servers
5. Customizable
6. Portable
7. Dark Mode
8. Serial-port
9. Syntax Highlighting
10. Ad-free
11. Support for Themes
12. Works Offline
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Comments about Tabby Terminal as an Alternative to iTerm2

Guest
Really exactly the iTerm2 but for Windows!
Positive comment •Jun 16, 2020
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- Almost everyone thinks Tabby Terminal is a great iTerm2 alternative.
- Tabby Terminal is Free and Open SourceiTerm2 is also Free and Open Source

Alacritty
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.
74 Alacritty alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application type
- Terminal Emulator
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- BSD
Alacritty Features
1. Lightweight
2. GPU Support
3. Optimal performance
4. No input delay
5. Portable
6. Command line interface
7. Support for scripting
8. Support for Themes
9. Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
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RemovedUser
I'm happy because it works on Linux Mint and has more customization and features than the built-in terminal application.
Positive comment •Feb 20, 2021
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- Almost everyone thinks Alacritty is a great iTerm2 alternative.
- Alacritty is Free and Open SourceiTerm2 is also Free and Open Source

Terminator
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.
82 Terminator alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application type
- Terminal Emulator
Platforms
- Linux
- BSD
- GNOME
+1
Terminator Features
1. Split-screen view
2. Support for Themes
3. Function Key Shortcuts
4. Tiling Layouts
5. Lightweight
6. Support for Multiple Monitors
7. Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
8. Split windows
9. Multiple Terminal
10. Configurable
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Comments about Terminator as an Alternative to iTerm2

Tilde
Terminator is Linux/BSD-only. iTerm2 is macOS-only.
Negative comment •Jul 24, 2024
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- Most users think Terminator is a great iTerm2 alternative.
- Terminator is Free and Open SourceiTerm2 is also Free and Open Source

Kitty terminal
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...
77 Kitty terminal alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application type
- Terminal Emulator
Platforms
- Mac
- Linux
Top Kitty terminal Features
1. GPU based
2. Font Ligature Support
3. Split-screen view
4. Command line interface
5. Tiling Layouts
6. Lightweight
7. Keyboard focused
8. Full keyboard shortcuts
9. Support for Themes
10. Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
11. Syntax Highlighting
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GNOME Terminal
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.
65 GNOME Terminal alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application type
- Terminal Emulator
Platforms
- Linux
- BSD
- GNOME
GNOME Terminal Features
Command line interface
Lightweight
Background transparency
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Comments about GNOME Terminal as an Alternative to iTerm2

Tilde
GNOME Terminal is Linux/BSD-only. iTerm2 is macOS-only.
Negative comment •Jul 24, 2024
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Guest
Its functionality is comparably too limited.
Negative comment •Oct 7, 2021
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- Most users think GNOME Terminal is a great iTerm2 alternative.
- GNOME Terminal is Free and Open SourceiTerm2 is also Free and Open Source

Wave Terminal
Wave is an open-source, AI-native terminal built for seamless developer workflows with inline rendering, a modern UI, and persistent sessions.
58 Wave Terminal alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application type
- Terminal Emulator
Platforms
- Mac
- Linux
- Windows
+3
Top Wave Terminal Features
1. Privacy focused
2. Syntax Highlighting
3. Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
4. Support for MarkDown
5. No registration required
6. Command line interface
7. Works Offline
8. Lightweight
9. Ad-free
10. Dark Mode
11. Comma Separated Values
12. AI-Powered
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Warp Terminal
Warp is a blazingly fast, Rust-based terminal that makes you and your team more productive at coding and DevOps.
13 Warp Terminal alternatives
License model
- Freemium • Proprietary
Application type
- Terminal Emulator
Platforms
- Mac
- Linux
+3
Warp Terminal Features
1. Autocompletion
2. Command palette
3. Lightweight
4. Real time collaboration
5. Rust
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Comments about Warp Terminal as an Alternative to iTerm2

hitori
It's modern, fast, easy to config and pretty.
Positive comment •May 15, 2023
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- Warp Terminal is Freemium and ProprietaryiTerm2 is Free and Open Source

Yakuake
Yakuake is a drop-down (Quake-style) terminal emulator based on KDE Konsole technology. Its design was inspired from consoles in computer games such as Quake which slide down from the top of the screen when a key is pressed, and slide back up when the key is pressed again.
36 Yakuake alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application type
- Terminal Emulator
Platforms
- Linux
- BSD
- KDE
- Flathub
Yakuake Features
1. Dropdown terminal
2. Split tabs
3. Make window transparent
4. KDE
5. Tabbed interface
6. Lightweight
7. Quake-style
8. Built-in search engine
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Comments about Yakuake as an Alternative to iTerm2

Tilde
Yakuake is Linux/BSD-only. iTerm2 is macOS-only.
Negative comment •Jul 24, 2024
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Guest
'tis a drop-down terminal with advanced features like split screen. Its only major limitation is that it doesn't work as well (liable to crash or become unresponsible) under non-KDE environments like Cinnamon and GNOME.
Positive comment •Nov 21, 2017
0
- Most users think Yakuake is a great iTerm2 alternative.
- Yakuake is Free and Open SourceiTerm2 is also Free and Open Source

Konsole
Konsole is a terminal to run a command shell. It provides a command line interface for directly controlling your computer.
60 Konsole alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application type
- Terminal Emulator
Platforms
- Linux
- BSD
- Flathub
- KDE
+3
Konsole Features
1. Multi-tabs
2. Customizable
3. Dual Pane Support
4. Lightweight
5. Support for Themes
6. Color Palette
7. Tiling Layouts
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Comments about Konsole as an Alternative to iTerm2

Tilde
Konsole is Linux/BSD-only. iTerm2 is macOS-only.
Negative comment •Jul 24, 2024
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- Konsole is Free and Open SourceiTerm2 is also Free and Open Source

WezTerm
A GPU-accelerated cross-platform terminal emulator and multiplexer written by @wez and implemented in Rust
89 WezTerm alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application type
- Terminal Emulator
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
Top WezTerm Features
1. GPU Acceleration
2. Configurable
3. Lua scripting
4. Support for Themes
5. Hyperlinks
6. Lightweight
7. Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
8. Support for scripting
9. Font Ligature Support
10. WSL integreation
11. Split tabs
12. Multi panel
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Guake terminal
Guake is a top-down terminal for Gnome (in the style of Yakuake for KDE, Tilda or the terminal used in Quake). Guake is already package by a number of distribution (among them are Fedora, Debian, Ubuntu or ArchLinux).
35 Guake terminal alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application type
- Terminal Emulator
Platforms
- Linux
- BSD
Guake terminal Features
1. Dropdown terminal
2. Quake-style
3. Tabbed interface
4. Split tabs
5. Terminal-based
6. Built-in terminal emulation
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Comments about Guake terminal as an Alternative to iTerm2

Tilde
Guake is Linux/BSD-only. iTerm2 is macOS-only.
Negative comment •Jul 24, 2024
0
- Most users think Guake terminal is a great iTerm2 alternative.
- Guake terminal is Free and Open SourceiTerm2 is also Free and Open Source