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 GNOME 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 alternatives are mainly Terminal Emulators but may also be Shells or SSH Clients. Filter by these or use the filter bar below if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of iTerm2.
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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 25, 2024
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  1. Station (Maui Applications) icon

    Station (Maui Applications)

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    Station is a terminal emulation application that you can use to access a UNIX shell in a graphical environment. Station features different view modes such as split vertically and horizontally, a tabbed interface, and copy and paste commands.

    56 Station (Maui Applications) alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • MX flagMexico

    Platforms

    • Linux
    Station (Maui Applications) screenshot 1

    Station (Maui Applications) Features

    1.  Command line interface

    Station (Maui Applications) VS iTerm2

     
  2. Liri Terminal icon

    Liri Terminal

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    A Material Design terminal for Liri OS.

    51 Liri Terminal alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • IT flagItaly
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Qt
    Liri Terminal screenshot 1

    Liri Terminal VS iTerm2

     
  4. Sakura icon

    Sakura

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    sakura is a terminal emulator based on GTK and VTE. It's a terminal emulator with few dependencies, so you don't need a full GNOME desktop installed to have a decent terminal emulator. Current terminal emulators based on VTE are gnome-terminal, XFCE Terminal, TermIt and...

    61 Sakura alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
    version 2.3.4, right click menu, 2 open tabs.

    Sakura Features

    1.  Gtk

    Sakura VS iTerm2

     
  5. Cathode icon

    Cathode

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    Cathode is a fully customizable terminal app with a look inspired by classic computers.

    14 Cathode alternatives

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    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    Cathode screenshot 1
    Discontinued

    App hasn't been updated since 2017, company website is parked.

    Cathode VS iTerm2

     
  6. FireCMD icon

    FireCMD

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    FireCMD command shell has features like recursive aliases, command substitution using files, HTML and CSS support, which makes it a next generation command shell. It also remembers command history and last working directory for next session.

    43 FireCMD alternatives

    License model

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • IN flagIndia

    Platforms

    • Windows
    FireCMD user interface

    FireCMD Features

    1.  Command line interface
    2.  Tabbed interface

    FireCMD VS iTerm2

     
  7. Windows Quake Style Console icon

    Windows Quake Style Console

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    Windows Quake style console wrapper (cmd wrapper), that shows at Win+~ key and allow to run inside it different programs, e.g. FAR Manager.

    14 Windows Quake Style Console alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Windows Quake Style Console screenshot 1
    Discontinued

    The project is no longer supported. Last update was made on August 19th, 2013.

    Windows Quake Style Console VS iTerm2

     
  9. z/Scope icon

    z/Scope

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    z/Scope is a multi-protocol, multi-host terminal emulator that provides access to multiple terminal-based applications in a way that is familiar to every user, using a modern tabbed interface.

    41 z/Scope alternatives

    License model

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Online
    zScope Express VT connections' screen.

    z/Scope Features

    1.  Integrated FTP client
    2.  SSH
    3.  Printer Emulation
    4.  Multi-host
    5.  Tabbed interface
    6.  Session Management
    7.  Support for Multiple protocols
    8.  Built-in SSH client
    9.  Telnet client
    10.  Supports SSL Certificates

    z/Scope VS iTerm2

     

    • z/Scope is the most popular Web-based alternative to iTerm2.

    • z/Scope is Paid and ProprietaryiTerm2 is Free and Open Source
  10. evilvte icon

    evilvte

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    VTE based, highly customizable terminal emulator. Features: tabs, tabbar autohide, right click to switch encoding, supports almost all VTE features, build-time configuration

    54 evilvte alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    version 0.4.7, 2 tabs, right-click menu
    Discontinued

    Last update on 2014.

    evilvte VS iTerm2

     
  11. QuTTY icon

    QuTTY

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    QuTTY is a multi-tabbed, multi-paned SSH/Telnet client with a terminal emulator. The goal is to support advanced features similar to iterm2. Following features are supported.

    41 QuTTY alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    QuTTY screenshot 1
    Discontinued

    Last version, 0.8.2 Beta, was released in 2013.

    QuTTY Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  SSH

    QuTTY VS iTerm2

     
  12. Qonsole icon

    Qonsole

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    "A Quake-like Console Emulator." Proudly under the MIT License.

    23 Qonsole alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Qonsole screenshot 1

    Qonsole VS iTerm2

     
  13. Stjerm icon

    Stjerm

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    Stjerm is a roll-down, quake-like terminal emulator. It's window is shown with a key shortcut. Stjerm is very minimalistic and works well with Compiz window manager.

    10 Stjerm alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    Stjerm screenshot 1
    Discontinued

    No longer maintained per notice at repo: https://github.com/stjerm/stjerm

    Properties

    1.  Minimalistic

    Features

    1.  Dropdown terminal

    Stjerm VS iTerm2

     
  14. CLIX icon

    CLIX

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    CLIX ('command line interface for OS X') makes it easy to harness the power of Unix. It becomes both a fish to buy and a series of lessons in how to fish and ultimately a handy way to work.

    52 CLIX alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    CLIX screenshot 1

    CLIX Features

    1.  Command line interface

    CLIX VS iTerm2

     
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