iTerm2 Alternatives for Mac

There are many alternatives to iTerm2 for Mac if you are looking for a replacement. The best Mac 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 Mac so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Mac alternatives to iTerm2 are Tabby Terminal, Ghostty, Alacritty and Kitty terminal.

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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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  1. Hyper icon
    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.

    92 Hyper alternatives
    Splitting terminals

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Electron / Atom Shell
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    Windows running WSL

    Properties

    1.  Support for Themes

    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
    10.  Multiple Font Colors
    Hyper iconiTerm2 Icon

    Hyper VS iTerm2

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    • 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 Terminal icon
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    Tabby Terminal

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

    98 Tabby Terminal alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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    Properties

    1.  Customizable
    2.  Support for Themes

    Features

    1.  SSH
    2.  Command line interface
    3.  Support for SFTP
    4.  Multiple Servers
    5.  Dark Mode
    6.  Portable
    7.  Serial-port
    8.  Electron based
    9.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    10.  Works Offline
    11.  Tabbed interface
    12.  Ad-free
    Tabby Terminal iconiTerm2 Icon

    Tabby Terminal VS iTerm2

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    Guest

    Really exactly the iTerm2 but for Windows!

    Positive comment •Jun 16, 2020
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    • Almost everyone thinks Tabby Terminal is a great iTerm2 alternative.

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

    51 Ghostty alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Nix Package Manager
    • Homebrew

    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 iconiTerm2 Icon

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  5. Alacritty icon
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    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.

    80 Alacritty alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    Alacritty screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  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 iconiTerm2 Icon

    Alacritty VS iTerm2

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    RemovedUser

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

    Positive comment •Feb 20, 2021
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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
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    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...

    80 Kitty terminal alternatives
    Kitty terminal screenshot 1

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    Kitty terminal screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Support for Themes

    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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  7. Wave Terminal icon
    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.

    60 Wave Terminal alternatives
    Render images inline with Wave plugins.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Windows
    Our integrated editor, codeedit—leveraging Monaco, the engine behind VSCode—enables inline editing of both local and remote files.
    Wave AI in the command box.
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    Render PDFs 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
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  9. Warp Terminal icon
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    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.

    15 Warp Terminal alternatives
    Warp Terminal screenshot 1

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
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    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Support for Themes

    Features

    1.  Autocompletion
    2.  Command palette
    3.  Real time collaboration
    4.  Rust
    5.  Syntax Highlighting
    6.  Command line interface
    7.  Works Offline
    8.  Ad-free
    9.  Support for scripting
    10.  No registration required
    11.  Dark Mode
    Warp Terminal iconiTerm2 Icon

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    hitori

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

    Positive comment •May 15, 2023
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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
  10. Terminal icon
    Terminal icon

    Terminal

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    Terminal (also referred to as Terminal.app) is a terminal emulator included in Apple's Mac OS X operating system. It originated in Mac OS X's predecessors, NEXTSTEP and OPENSTEP, and allows the user to interact with the computer through a command line interface.

    95 Terminal alternatives
    Terminal screenshot 1

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac

    Terminal Features

    1.  Works Offline
    2.  Ad-free
    3.  No registration required
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  11. WezTerm icon
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    WezTerm

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    A GPU-accelerated cross-platform terminal emulator and multiplexer written by @wez and implemented in Rust

    92 WezTerm alternatives
    WezTerm screenshot 1

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    WezTerm screenshot 1
    WezTerm screenshot 2

    Properties

    1.  Support for Themes
    2.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  GPU Acceleration
    2.  Lua scripting
    3.  Hyperlinks
    4.  Font Ligature Support
    5.  WSL integreation
    6.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    7.  Support for scripting
    8.  Split tabs
    9.  Multi panel
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  12. WindTerm icon
    WindTerm icon

    WindTerm

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    A professional SSH/Telnet/Serial/Shell/Sftp client for DevOps.

    52 WindTerm alternatives
    WindTerm screenshot 1

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    WindTerm screenshot 1
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    Properties

    1.  Support for Themes
    2.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Support for SFTP
    2.  SSH
    3.  Portable
    4.  X server
    5.  Syntax Highlighting
    6.  Command palette
    7.  Cross-Platform
    8.  Outliner
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  13. Cool Retro Term icon
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    Cool Retro Term

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    Terminal emulator which mimics the look and feel of the old cathode tube screens, designed for eye-candy with lots of graphic options.

    52 Cool Retro Term alternatives
    Cool Retro Term screenshot 1

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    Cool Retro Term screenshot 1
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    Properties

    1.  Support for Themes

    Features

    1.  Command line interface
    2.  Works Offline
    3.  Dark Mode
    4.  No registration required
    Cool Retro Term iconiTerm2 Icon

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  14. WebSSH - SysAdmin Tools icon
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    WebSSH - SysAdmin Tools

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    SSH, SFTP and Port Forwarding!.

    49 WebSSH - SysAdmin Tools alternatives
    WebSSH - SysAdmin Tools screenshot 1
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    +3
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    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad

    Properties

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

    Features

    1.  Command line interface
    2.  Ad-free
    3.  No Tracking
    4.  Works Offline
    5.  No registration required
    6.  Dark Mode
    7.  Port Forwarding
    WebSSH - SysAdmin Tools iconiTerm2 Icon

    WebSSH - SysAdmin Tools VS iTerm2

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    • WebSSH - SysAdmin Tools is the most popular iPhone & iPad alternative to iTerm2.

    • WebSSH - SysAdmin Tools is Freemium and ProprietaryiTerm2 is Free and Open Source
    • WebSSH - SysAdmin Tools is Lightweight and Privacy focusediTerm2 is not according to our users
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