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 Terminal, Alacritty, Terminator and Kitty 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.

iTerm2

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Terminal Emulator
Free • Open Source

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 May 21, 2024

Ptyxis
Ptyxis is a terminal for GNOME that focuses on ease-of-use in a world of containers.
52 Ptyxis alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application type
- Terminal Emulator
Platforms
- Linux
- Flathub
- GNOME
- Flatpak
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Ptyxis Features
1. Container Virtualization
2. No registration required
3. Dark Mode
4. Works Offline
5. Support for Themes
6. Ad-free
7. Color Palette
8. Support for Keyboard Shortcuts
9. Tabbed interface
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TEXTREME
TEXTREME is a lively, animated text editor with the feel of a retro videogame complete with sounds and game-like visual effects. The screen shakes as you type while particle effects decorate new characters.
103 TEXTREME alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application type
- Text Editor
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
TEXTREME Features
Text editing
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Pantheon Terminal
A super lightweight, beautiful, and simple terminal. It's designed to be setup with sane defaults and little to no configuration. It's just a terminal, nothing more, nothing less.
54 Pantheon Terminal alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application type
- Terminal Emulator
Platforms
- Linux
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Sakura
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...
58 Sakura alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application type
- Terminal Emulator
Platforms
- Linux
- BSD
Sakura Features
Gtk
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LXTerminal
LXTerminal is the standard terminal emulator of LXDE. The terminal is a desktop-independent VTE-based terminal emulator for LXDE without any unnecessary dependency.
57 LXTerminal alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application type
- Terminal Emulator
Platforms
- Linux
- BSD
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Station (Maui Applications)
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.
53 Station (Maui Applications) alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application types
- Terminal Emulator
- Shell
Platforms
- Linux
Station (Maui Applications) Features
Command line interface
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Electerm
electerm is a terminal/ssh/sftp client(linux, mac, win) based on electron/node-pty/xterm/antd and many other libs, it works like a combination of guake and xshell.
61 Electerm alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application types
- Terminal Emulator
- File Manager
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Electron / Atom Shell
Electerm Features
1. Built-in SSH client
2. Tabbed interface
3. SSH
4. Support for SFTP
5. Support for FTP
6. Dual Pane Support
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MATE Terminal
MATE Terminal is a terminal emulator for the MATE desktop environment. Terminal emulators allow users to execute commands using a real UNIX shell while remaining on their graphical...
54 MATE Terminal alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application type
- Terminal Emulator
Platforms
- Linux
- BSD
- FreeBSD
- OpenIndiana
- GhostBSD
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Contour Terminal Emulator
Contour is a modern terminal emulator, for everyday use. It is aiming for power users with a modern feature mindset.
15 Contour Terminal Emulator alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application type
- Terminal Emulator
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
Contour Terminal Emulator Features
Font Ligature Support
Emoji Text support
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ROXTerm
ROXTerm: a full-featured VTE terminal emulator.
34 ROXTerm alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application types
- Terminal Emulator
- Shell
Platforms
- Linux
- BSD
ROXTerm Features
Command line interface
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RXVT
RXVT –our extended virtual terminal– is a terminal emulator for X11. It is a popular replacement for the standard ‘xterm’.
91 RXVT alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application type
- Terminal Emulator
Platforms
- Windows
- Linux
Discontinued
Last updated in 2013.

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Deepin Terminal
Deepin Terminal is a terminal manager developed by deepin team that can freely split window according to users requirements with horizontal and vertical screen split supported. It allows users to do terminal settings of fonts and colors changing, background pictures...
51 Deepin Terminal alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application type
- Terminal Emulator
Platforms
- Linux
- KDE
- Deepin
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