KiTTY Alternatives

KiTTY has been discontinued. Similar apps include PuTTY, which is free and open source. Other options are Ghostty, Tabby, OpenSSH and Termux. Terminal Emulators like KiTTY are a crowded field, with more than 100 alternatives for Windows, Mac, Linux, Android and iPhone.

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  1. Termalin icon
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    A cross-platform SSH client with tabs, an SFTP browser with a built-in editor, key management, and a built-in MCP server that lets AI agents work over SSH without holding your keys.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Apple Watch
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  2. 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
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  3. Oryxis icon
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    Oryxis is a desktop SSH/SFTP client with a modern UI, an encrypted local vault for credentials, and no cloud account anywhere in the loop. No Electron, no webview, no vendor servers. Just a single native binary.

    Cost / License

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  4. VVTerm icon
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    VVTerm is a native SSH client for iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Connect to servers with passwords or SSH keys, browse remote files over SFTP, keep your hosts in sync with iCloud, and work comfortably across Apple devices with tmux, Mosh, and tunnel support.

    Cost / License

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    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Mac
    • HK flagHong Kong SAR China
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  5. devglow icon
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    devglow is a macOS menu bar app that replaces terminal tabs, pm2, and port killer utilities for local development. It lets you register any shell command — whether it's Next.js, Vite, Hugo, Rails, Flask, Cargo, Go, or Docker — and manage everything from a single interface.

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    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  6. Chuchu icon
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    Chuchu is a native Android SSH client powered by libghostty, a terminal-first Compose UI, and has support for both standard SSH and Tailscale SSH workflows.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
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  7. Engineering, testing and debugging of serial communication. Supports RS-232/422/423/485 as well as TCP/IP Client/Server/AutoSocket, UDP/IP Client/Server/PairSocket and USB Ser/HID. Optimized for simple command sets of e.g. embedded systems.

    24 YAT - Yet Another Terminal alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  8. Rio Terminal icon
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    Hardware-accelerated terminal emulator using WebGPU for smooth high frame rates, customizable GPU usage, asynchronous Rust foundation, efficient redux-based rendering, WebAssembly extensibility for tab systems, and both desktop and browser support.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Flathub
    • FreeBSD
    • Flatpak
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  9. BossTerm icon
     1 like

    Pure Kotlin terminal emulator. Works with SSH and PTY.

    Cost / License

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Homebrew
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  10. CMD++ icon
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    CMD++ is a command line program, which was devoloped as alternative to the Windows (R) console. You can use it at public places (eg. at school) when the native console is locked but you do need to run a program in the console (eg. to type arguments).

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  11. Qonsole icon
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    "A Quake-like Console Emulator." Proudly under the MIT License.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
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