iTerm2 Alternatives

iTerm2 is described as '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' and is a very popular terminal emulator in the os & utilities category. There are more than 50 alternatives to iTerm2 for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Mac, Windows, BSD and Flathub apps. The best iTerm2 alternative is ConEmu, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like iTerm2 are Hyper, Tabby Terminal, Ghostty and Windows Terminal.

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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 Nov 1, 2024
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  1. GNOME Terminal icon

    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.

    68 GNOME Terminal alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
    • GNOME
    GNOME Terminal screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Command line interface
    2.  Background transparency

    GNOME Terminal VS iTerm2

     
    Comments about GNOME Terminal as an Alternative to iTerm2
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    Negative •Jul 24, 2024
    0

    GNOME Terminal is Linux/BSD-only. iTerm2 is macOS-only.

    Guest
    Negative •Oct 7, 2021
    0

    Its functionality is comparably too limited.

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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
    • GNOME Terminal is LightweightiTerm2 is not according to our users
  2. KiTTY icon

    KiTTY

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    KiTTY is an opensource terminal emulator, forked from PuTTY , that adds many extra features to the original software.

    91 KiTTY alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • FR flagFrance
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Windows
    transparency settings

    Properties

    1.  Support for Themes
    2.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  SSH
    2.  Session Management
    3.  Portable
    4.  SSH Tunnel
    5.  Auto-login
    6.  Multiple Browser Tabs
    7.  Command line interface
    8.  VPS
    9.  Auto-saving
    10.  Support for Keyboard Shortcuts
    11.  Built-in editor

    KiTTY VS iTerm2

     
    Comments about KiTTY as an Alternative to iTerm2
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    Negative •Jul 24, 2024
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    KiTTY is Windows-only. iTerm2 is macOS-only.

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    • This alternative is disputed. KiTTY is a legitimate iTerm2 alternative, but it might have issues that some users think are important.

    • KiTTY is Free and Open SourceiTerm2 is also Free and Open Source
    • KiTTY is LightweightiTerm2 is not according to our users
  4. Tess icon

    Tess

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    Tess is a terminal emulator. It lets you have a full access to your computer, use command line based programs and many more.

    57 Tess alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    Tess screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Support for Themes
    2.  Lightweight
    3.  Privacy focused
    4.  Customizable

    Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Ad-free
    3.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    4.  Support for scripting
    5.  No registration required
    6.  Dark Mode
    7.  Works Offline
    8.  Command line interface
    9.  No Tracking
    10.  Tabbed interface

    Tess VS iTerm2

     
  5. Konsole icon

    Konsole

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

    64 Konsole alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Flathub
    • KDE
    Konsole screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Support for Themes
    3.  Customizable

    Features

    1.  Multi-tabs
    2.  Dual Pane Support
    3.  Color Palette
    4.  Tiling Layouts

    Konsole VS iTerm2

     
    Comments about Konsole as an Alternative to iTerm2
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    Negative •Jul 24, 2024
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    Konsole is Linux/BSD-only. iTerm2 is macOS-only.

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    • Konsole is Free and Open SourceiTerm2 is also Free and Open Source
    • Konsole is LightweightiTerm2 is not according to our users
  6. Yakuake icon

    Yakuake

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    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.

    39 Yakuake alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
    • KDE
    • Flathub
    Yakuake screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Support for Themes

    Features

    1.  Dropdown terminal
    2.  Make window transparent
    3.  Split tabs
    4.  KDE
    5.  Tabbed interface
    6.  Command line interface
    7.  Dark Mode
    8.  Quake-style
    9.  Built-in search engine

    Yakuake VS iTerm2

     
    Comments about Yakuake as an Alternative to iTerm2
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    Negative •Jul 24, 2024
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    Yakuake is Linux/BSD-only. iTerm2 is macOS-only.

    Guest
    Positive •Nov 21, 2017
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    '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.

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    • Most users think Yakuake is a great iTerm2 alternative.

    • Yakuake is Free and Open SourceiTerm2 is also Free and Open Source
    • Yakuake is LightweightiTerm2 is not according to our users
  7. Wave Terminal icon

    Wave Terminal

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    Wave is an open-source, AI-native terminal built for seamless developer workflows with inline rendering, a modern UI, and persistent sessions.

    61 Wave Terminal alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Windows
    Render images inline with Wave plugins.

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused
    2.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Syntax Highlighting
    2.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    3.  Support for MarkDown
    4.  No registration required
    5.  Command line interface
    6.  Works Offline
    7.  Ad-free
    8.  Dark Mode
    9.  Comma Separated Values
    10.  AI-Powered

    Wave Terminal VS iTerm2

     
  9. Terminal icon

    Terminal

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    Terminal (also referred to as Terminal.app) is a terminal emulator included in Apple's Mac OS X operating system. It originated in Mac OS X's predecessors, NEXTSTEP and OPENSTEP, and allows the user to interact with the computer through a command line interface.

    96 Terminal alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    Terminal screenshot 1

    Terminal Features

    1.  Works Offline
    2.  Ad-free
    3.  No registration required

    Terminal VS iTerm2

     
  10. WindTerm icon

    WindTerm

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    A professional SSH/Telnet/Serial/Shell/Sftp client for DevOps.

    56 WindTerm alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    WindTerm screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Support for Themes
    2.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Support for SFTP
    2.  SSH
    3.  Portable
    4.  X server
    5.  Syntax Highlighting
    6.  Command palette
    7.  Cross-Platform
    8.  Outliner

    WindTerm VS iTerm2

     
  11. WezTerm icon

    WezTerm

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    A GPU-accelerated cross-platform terminal emulator and multiplexer written by @wez and implemented in Rust

    93 WezTerm alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    WezTerm screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Configurable
    2.  Support for Themes
    3.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  GPU Acceleration
    2.  Lua scripting
    3.  Hyperlinks
    4.  Font Ligature Support
    5.  WSL integreation
    6.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    7.  Support for scripting
    8.  Split tabs
    9.  Multi panel

    WezTerm VS iTerm2

     
  12. Guake terminal icon

    Guake terminal

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    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).

    38 Guake terminal alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
    preferences

    Guake terminal Features

    1.  Dropdown terminal
    2.  Quake-style
    3.  Tabbed interface
    4.  Split tabs
    5.  Terminal-based
    6.  Built-in terminal emulation

    Guake terminal VS iTerm2

     
    Comments about Guake terminal as an Alternative to iTerm2
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    Negative •Jul 24, 2024
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    Guake is Linux/BSD-only. iTerm2 is macOS-only.

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    • Most users think Guake terminal is a great iTerm2 alternative.

    • Guake terminal is Free and Open SourceiTerm2 is also Free and Open Source
  13. Tilix icon

    Tilix

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

    68 Tilix alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    Tilix screenshot 1

    Tilix Features

    1.  Split-screen view
    2.  Dropdown terminal

    Tilix VS iTerm2

     
    Comments about Tilix as an Alternative to iTerm2
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    Positive •Sep 16, 2021
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    Is the best linux termimal once there is no iterrm2 for linux..

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    • Almost everyone thinks Tilix is a great iTerm2 alternative.

    • Tilix is Free and Open SourceiTerm2 is also Free and Open Source
  14. GNOME Console icon

    GNOME Console

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

    60 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 iTerm2

     
    Comments about GNOME Console as an Alternative to iTerm2
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    Negative •Jul 24, 2024
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    GNOME Console is Linux-only. iTerm2 is macOS-only.

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    • GNOME Console is Free and Open SourceiTerm2 is also Free and Open Source
    • GNOME Console is LightweightiTerm2 is not according to our users
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