Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (GPL-3.0)
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Platforms
- Linux
- Qt
Italy
EU
iTerm2 Alternatives
The top-rated alternative to iTerm2 is Ghostty, which is free and open source. People also recommend ConEmu, Tabby, Hyper and Termux. You're spoiled for choice with Terminal Emulators like iTerm2: we list more than 100 alternatives for Linux, Mac, Windows, iPad and Android.
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Most iTerm2 alternatives are Terminal Emulators, but you can also narrow the list to SSH Clients or Shells. Other popular filters are Windows, Linux, iPad and Mac. You can also filter for EU-based alternatives if you prefer software from the European Union.
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- Mac
- iPhone
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An AI-native terminal for developers. Manage servers, automate commands, and run agentic tasks — all in one beautifully designed, cross-platform workspace.
Cost / License
- Freemium
- Proprietary
Application type
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Online
- Software as a Service (SaaS)
Estonia- EU
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (MIT)
Application type
Platforms
- Mac
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...
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Application type
Platforms
- Linux
- BSD
Windows Quake style console wrapper (cmd wrapper), that shows at Win+~ key and allow to run inside it different programs, e.g. FAR Manager.
Platforms
- Windows
44 FireCMD alternativesFireCMD 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.
Cost / License
- Paid
- Proprietary
Application typeApplication types
Platforms
- Windows
India
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.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Application type
Platforms
- Linux
Mexico
Cost / License
- Free
- Proprietary
Application type
Platforms
- Windows
- Mac
- Linux
devglow is a macOS menu bar app that replaces terminal tabs, pm2, and port killer utilities for local development. It lets you register any shell command — whether it's Next.js, Vite, Hugo, Rails, Flask, Cargo, Go, or Docker — and manage everything from a single interface.
Cost / License
- Paid
- Proprietary
Application type
Platforms
- Mac
South Korea
Beam is a terminal organizer for macOS that helps developers manage multiple terminal sessions across different projects.
Cost / License
- Freemium
- Proprietary
Application type
Platforms
- Mac
- United States
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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.
Cost / License
- Paid
- Proprietary
Application type
Platforms
- Windows
- Online
- United States
