iTerm2 Alternatives for Linux

iTerm2 is not available for Linux but there are plenty of alternatives that runs on Linux with similar functionality. The best Linux alternative is Hyper, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to iTerm2 and many of them are available for Linux so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Linux alternatives to iTerm2 are Tabby, Ghostty, Alacritty and Terminator.

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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. 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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Terminal emulator for macOS supporting split panes, session restoration, advanced search, inline images, SSH connections, automation, and tmux integration.

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iTerm2 alternatives page was last updated May 7, 2025
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  1. Hyper icon

    Hyper

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    Hyper™ is a beautiful and extensible, cross-platform terminal built on open web standards. It provides an elegant command-line experience that is consistent across all supported platforms which includes macOS, Windows and various Linux distributions like Fedora and Debian.

    94 Hyper alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Electron / Atom Shell
    Splitting terminals

    Properties

    1.  Support for Themes
    2.  Clean design
    3.  Customizable

    Features

    1.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    2.  Command line interface
    3.  Electron based
    4.  Split-screen view
    5.  Tiling Panes
    6.  Uses Packages
    7.  Plugin API
    8.  Divisible
    9.  Skinnable

    Hyper VS iTerm2

     

    • Most users think Hyper is a great iTerm2 alternative.

    • Hyper is the most popular Mac & Linux alternative to iTerm2.

    • Hyper is Free and Open SourceiTerm2 is also Free and Open Source
  2. Tabby icon

    Tabby

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    Tabby is an infinitely customizable cross-platform terminal app for local shells, serial, SSH and Telnet connections.

    102 Tabby alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • UA flagUkraine

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Tabby screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Customizable
    2.  Support for Themes
    3.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  SSH
    2.  Command line interface
    3.  Support for SFTP
    4.  Multiple Servers
    5.  Dark Mode
    6.  Electron based
    7.  Portable
    8.  Serial-port
    9.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    10.  Works Offline
    11.  Ad-free
    12.  Tabbed interface

    Tabby VS iTerm2

     
    Comments about Tabby as an Alternative to iTerm2
    Guest
    Positive Jun 16, 2020
    2

    Really exactly the iTerm2 but for Windows!

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    • Almost everyone thinks Tabby is a great iTerm2 alternative.

    • Tabby is Free and Open SourceiTerm2 is also Free and Open Source
    • Tabby is CustomizableiTerm2 is not according to our users
  4. Ghostty icon

    Ghostty

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    Cross-platform terminal emulator balancing speed, platform-native UI, and modern features. Designed for an enhanced interactive CLI environment, offering full standards compliance for seamless integration with shells and CLI tools.

    55 Ghostty alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Nix Package Manager
    • Homebrew
    Ghostty screenshot 1

    Properties

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

    Features

    1.  Cross-Platform
    2.  GPU Acceleration
    3.  Tabbed interface
    4.  Split-screen view
    5.  Dark Mode
    6.  Syntax Highlighting
    7.  Portable
    8.  Support for scripting
    9.  Ad-free
    10.  No registration required
    11.  No Tracking
    12.  Works Offline

    Ghostty VS iTerm2

     
  5. Alacritty icon

    Alacritty

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    Alacritty is a blazing fast, GPU accelerated terminal emulator. It’s written in Rust and uses OpenGL for rendering to be the fastest terminal emulator available. Alacritty is available on GitHub in source form.

    83 Alacritty alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    Alacritty screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Optimal performance
    3.  Support for Themes

    Features

    1.  GPU Support
    2.  No input delay
    3.  Portable
    4.  Command line interface
    5.  Support for scripting
    6.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions

    Alacritty VS iTerm2

     
    Comments about Alacritty as an Alternative to iTerm2
    RemovedUser
    Positive Feb 20, 2021
    0

    I'm happy because it works on Linux Mint and has more customization and features than the built-in terminal application.

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    • Almost everyone thinks Alacritty is a great iTerm2 alternative.

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

    Terminator

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    Terminator enables the user to run and manage multiple terminal emulators side-by-side in the same window. The main focus is arranging terminals in a grid. (Tabs is the most common default method, which Terminator also supports.

    88 Terminator alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • GB flagUnited Kingdom

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
    • GNOME
    Terminator is running Vim, Bash, and Python side by side.

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Support for Themes
    3.  Configurable

    Features

    1.  Support for Multiple Monitors
    2.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    3.  Split-screen view
    4.  Function Key Shortcuts
    5.  Tiling Layouts
    6.  Split windows
    7.  Multiple Terminal

    Terminator VS iTerm2

     
    Comments about Terminator as an Alternative to iTerm2
    Tilde
    Negative Jul 24, 2024
    0

    Terminator is Linux/BSD-only. iTerm2 is macOS-only.

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    • Most users think Terminator is a great iTerm2 alternative.

    • Terminator is Free and Open SourceiTerm2 is also Free and Open Source
    • Terminator is LightweightiTerm2 is not according to our users
  7. Kitty terminal icon

    Kitty terminal

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    Kitty ( not to be confused with KiTTY ) is a powerful, cross-platform GPU-based terminal emulator. It offloads rendering to the GPU and uses OpenGL for fast, cross-platform performance with built-in tiling layouts as well as graphic, unicode...

    82 Kitty terminal alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • CA flagCanada

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    Kitty terminal screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Support for Themes
    3.  Keyboard focused

    Features

    1.  GPU based
    2.  Font Ligature Support
    3.  Split-screen view
    4.  Command line interface
    5.  Tiling Layouts
    6.  Full keyboard shortcuts
    7.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    8.  Syntax Highlighting

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  9. 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.

    71 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
    Tilde
    Negative Jul 24, 2024
    0

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

    Guest
    Negative Oct 7, 2021
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    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
  10. Warp Terminal icon

    Warp Terminal

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    Warp is a blazingly fast, Rust-based terminal that makes you and your team more productive at coding and DevOps.

    17 Warp Terminal alternatives

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Warp Terminal screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Support for Themes

    Features

    1.  Autocompletion
    2.  Command palette
    3.  Real time collaboration
    4.  Dark Mode
    5.  Rust
    6.  No registration required
    7.  Syntax Highlighting
    8.  Command line interface
    9.  Works Offline
    10.  Ad-free
    11.  Support for scripting

    Warp Terminal VS iTerm2

     
    Comments about Warp Terminal as an Alternative to iTerm2
    hitori
    Positive May 15, 2023
    0

    It's modern, fast, easy to config and pretty.

    iTerm2 Icon
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    • Warp Terminal is Freemium and ProprietaryiTerm2 is Free and Open Source
    • Warp Terminal is LightweightiTerm2 is not according to our users
  11. 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.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • FR flagFrance
    • European Union flagEU

    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

     
  12. 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.

    67 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
    Tilde
    Negative Jul 24, 2024
    0

    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
  13. 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.

    40 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
    Tilde
    Negative Jul 24, 2024
    0

    Yakuake is Linux/BSD-only. iTerm2 is macOS-only.

    Guest
    Positive Nov 21, 2017
    0

    '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
  14. 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.

    63 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

     
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