iTerm2 Alternatives for Windows

iTerm2 is not available for Windows but there are plenty of alternatives that runs on Windows with similar functionality. The best Windows alternative is ConEmu, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to iTerm2 and many of them are available for Windows so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Windows alternatives to iTerm2 are Tabby, Hyper, Windows Terminal and MobaXterm.

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iTerm2 alternatives are mainly Terminal Emulators, but if you're looking for SSH Clients or Shells you can filter on that. Other popular filters include Windows, Linux, Mac + Free, Mac and iPad. 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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  1. ConEmu icon
     386 likes

    Windows console emulator with tabs, which presents multiple consoles and simple GUI applications as one customizable GUI window with various features.

    73 ConEmu alternatives

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    • Windows
     
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    ConEmu vs iTerm2 Comments
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    6

    It has tabs and multiple consoles plus customizable GUI :D

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    -1

    ConEmu is Windows-only. iTerm2 is macOS-only.

    • ConEmu is Free and Open SourceiTerm2 is also Free and Open Source
  2. Tabby icon
     129 likes

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

    134 Tabby alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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    Tabby vs iTerm2 Comments
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    Positive
    2

    Really exactly the iTerm2 but for Windows!

    • Tabby is Free and Open SourceiTerm2 is also Free and Open Source
    • Tabby is Privacy focusediTerm2 is not according to our users
  3. Hyper icon
     85 likes

    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.

    114 Hyper alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Electron / Atom Shell
     
  4. Windows Terminal icon
     100 likes

    Windows Terminal is a new, modern, feature-rich, productive terminal application for command-line users. It includes many of the features most frequently requested by the Windows command-line community including support for tabs, rich text, globalization, configurability...

    128 Windows Terminal alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Windows
     
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    Windows Terminal vs iTerm2 Comments
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    Negative
    0

    It cannot be an alternative to iTerm2 (which is macOS-compatible), because it only runs on Windows.

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    -1

    Windows Terminal is (naturally) Windows-only. iTerm2 is macOS-only.

    • Windows Terminal is Free and Open SourceiTerm2 is also Free and Open Source
  5. MobaXterm icon
     231 likes

    MobaXterm is an enhanced terminal app that brings the advanced features of a Unix-like command-line to Windows. It takes the power of Cygwin and wraps it in a sleek, visual interface that's super easy to use, lightweight and portable.

    147 MobaXterm alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
     
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    MobaXterm vs iTerm2 Comments
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    MobaXterm is Windows-only. iTerm2 is macOS-only.

    • MobaXterm is Freemium and ProprietaryiTerm2 is Free and Open Source
  6. Alacritty icon
     72 likes

    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.

    102 Alacritty alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Linux Mobile
     
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    Alacritty vs iTerm2 Comments
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    0

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

    • Alacritty is Free and Open SourceiTerm2 is also Free and Open Source
  7. Warp Terminal icon
     31 likes

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

    73 Warp Terminal alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Homebrew
     
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    Warp Terminal vs iTerm2 Comments
    hitori
    Positive
    0

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

    • Warp Terminal is Freemium and Open SourceiTerm2 is Free and Open Source
  8. KiTTY icon
     189 likes

    KiTTY is an opensource terminal emulator, forked from PuTTY , that adds many extra features to the original software.

    121 KiTTY alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

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    • Windows
     
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    Discontinued

    No updates since Sep 17, 2023

    KiTTY vs iTerm2 Comments
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    KiTTY is Windows-only. iTerm2 is macOS-only.

    • KiTTY is Free and Open SourceiTerm2 is also Free and Open Source
  9. Tess icon
     17 likes

    Tess is a terminal emulator. It lets you have a full access to your computer, use command line based programs and many more.

    76 Tess alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  10. WezTerm icon
     23 likes

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

    126 WezTerm alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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