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- Proprietary
Platforms
- iPhone
- iPad
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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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- Mac
United States
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SmartPack-Kernel Manager is a heavily modified version of Kernel Adiutor developed by Willi Ye. All the credits go to the original developer, not only for his hard work on Kernel Adiutor, but also for being open to open-source community.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (GPL-3.0)
Platforms
- Android
- F-Droid
SSH Explorer is a new generation SSH Client and Terminal Emulator that makes remote server management look like much more fun than it actually is :) Combined security and ease of use make it suitable for newbies and experts alike.
Cost / License
- Paid
- Proprietary
Platforms
- Windows
Netherlands
EU
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116 Truck alternativesStill using FTP? Truck hauls data 30x faster thanks to its modern rsync engine (included) which compresses, de-duplicates and encrypts – giving significantly higher performance and security, right from the first transfer.
Cost / License
- Paid
- Proprietary
Platforms
- Mac
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Oxide Terminal is a native macOS and Linux terminal emulator, written entirely in Rust. GPU-rendered on GPUI, with a file-tree drawer you drive like vim and a status bar that knows where your shell is.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (MIT)
Application type
Platforms
- Mac
- Homebrew
- Linux
- Arch Linux
- United States
+3
51 Reach SSH alternativesA free, open-source SSH client with SFTP, remote desktop, port tunneling and built-in database tools, for Windows, macOS, Linux and Android.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (MIT)
Application typeApplication types
Platforms
- Windows
- Mac
- Linux
- Android
Germany- EU
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (MIT)
Application type
Platforms
- Mac
- Homebrew
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A modern MobaXterm/PuTTY alternative for Windows: tabbed SSH + VNC, a full SFTP file manager, and Ctrl+V to paste images straight into a remote terminal over SFTP.
Cost / License
- Freemium
- Proprietary
Application typeApplication types
Platforms
- Windows
- Netherlands
- EU
cterm is a tiny terminal emulator I built from frustrations of not being able to use st across different platforms. Much like st, it is very, very small--even smaller than st. For this reason, however, cterm does not have the "standard" terminal emulator features such...
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (ISC)
Application type
Platforms
- Linux
- BSD
Fleet Terminal is a native macOS terminal built for running several AI coding agents side by side. Every session gets a row in the sidebar with a live status colour — working, your turn, needs permission, question, MCP call in flight — plus a short plain-English line about what...
Cost / License
- Free
- Proprietary
Application type
Platforms
- Mac
vnm_terminal is a free, open-source terminal emulator for Windows and Linux, with GPU-accelerated rendering and one terminal session per window.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (GPL-3.0)
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- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
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