iTerm2 Alternatives

iTerm2 is described as 'Terminal emulator for macOS supporting split panes, session restoration, advanced search, inline images, SSH connections, automation, and tmux integration' 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 iPad apps. The best iTerm2 alternative is Ghostty, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like iTerm2 are ConEmu, Tabby, Hyper and Windows Terminal.

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iTerm2 alternatives are mainly Terminal Emulators, but if you're looking for Shells or SSH Clients you can filter on that. Other popular filters include Windows, Linux, Mac and iPad. You can also filter by region, for example EU-based alternatives if you prefer software developed in the European Union. These are just examples - use the filter bar below to find more specific alternatives to iTerm2.
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  1. Terminology icon
     18 likes

    Terminology is a terminal emulator for e17.

    What does it do?

    It emulates a slightly extended vt100 with some extensions and bling thrown in.

    Most escapes supported by xterm, rxvt etc. work Xterm 256 color escapes work Backgrounds (bitmap, scalable/vector, animated.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
     
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    Terminology vs iTerm2 Comments
    Guest
    Positive
    0

    Split screen, works well even under desktops/window managers it wasn't designed for (e.g. i3).

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    • Terminology is Free and Open SourceiTerm2 is also Free and Open Source
  2. upterm icon
     22 likes

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

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Electron / Atom Shell
     
  3. Extraterm icon
     8 likes

    Extraterm is more than just a traditional terminal emulator. It provides a toolbox for working with your terminal and command line applications, allowing you to capture and reuse previous command output across your terminal sessions, preview images and rich media directly, and...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Cygwin
    • AppImage
    • Typescript
     
  4. tilda icon
     39 likes

    Tilda is a Linux terminal taking after the likeness of many classic terminals from first person shooter games, Quake, Doom and Half-Life to name a few, where the terminal has no border and is hidden from the desktop till a key or keys is hit.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
     
  5. Prompt icon
     10 likes

    Prompt is the terminal that goes where you do, whether you're on the road or at your desk. With Panic Sync, your servers are available on your iPhone, iPad, and Mac. With Mosh and Eternal Terminal support, you can stay connected even on the most unstable networks.

    35 Prompt alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad
     
  6. Core Shell icon
     3 likes

    Core Shell is a full-featured terminal with built-in OpenSSH support, focused on managing and login to hosts efficiently.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  7. LXTerminal icon
     16 likes

    LXTerminal is the standard terminal emulator of LXDE. The terminal is a desktop-independent VTE-based terminal emulator for LXDE without any unnecessary dependency.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
     
  8. Blink Shell icon
     9 likes

    Blink Shell is the professional, desktop-grade terminal emulator for iOS. It's a full-featured and highly configurable open-source terminal that can be compiled from the source at GitHub or purchased as a pre-compiled app from the App Store to support the developers.

    97 Blink Shell alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • iPad
     
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    Blink Shell vs iTerm2 Comments
    pewsheen
    Positive
    0

    Most powerful terminal in iOS

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    • Blink Shell is Paid and Open SourceiTerm2 is Free and Open Source
  9. TotalTerminal icon
     22 likes

    A system-wide terminal accessible via a hot-key. TotalTerminal is a plugin for Terminal.app. It provides persistent Visor Window which slides down when you press a hot-key. Remember Quake Console?

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
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