MacTerm Alternatives

MacTerm is described as '(was MacTelnet) on OS X is now a complete replacement for Terminal, allowing access to both local and remote applications' and is a terminal emulator in the os & utilities category. There are more than 50 alternatives to MacTerm for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Mac, Windows, BSD and Android apps. The best MacTerm alternative is PuTTY, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like MacTerm are Ghostty, Tabby, Termux and OpenSSH.

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MacTerm alternatives page was last updated Feb 3, 2024
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  1. ZOC icon

    ZOC

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    ZOC is a powerful and well-established terminal emulator and telnet client, well known for its outstanding user interface with tabbed multi session support.

    69 ZOC alternatives

    License model

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    ZOC screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Tabbed interface
    2.  Support for scripting
    3.  Multiplatform
    4.  Telnet client
    5.  Ad-free
    6.  Dark Mode
    7.  SSH
    8.  BBS Support
    9.  Binary trace files
    10.  Incoming data as hex dump
    11.  Support for Hotkeys
    12.  Auto Highlighting

    ZOC VS MacTerm

     
  2. ConsoleZ icon

    ConsoleZ

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    console - This is a modified version of Console 2 for a better experience under Windows Vista/7/8 and a better visual rendering.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    ConsoleZ screenshot 1

    ConsoleZ Features

    1.  Command line interface
    2.  Tabbed interface

    ConsoleZ VS MacTerm

     
  4. Tilix icon

    Tilix

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    Tilix is a tiling terminal emulator which uses the VTE GTK+ 3 widget with the following features:

    72 Tilix alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • CA flagCanada

    Platforms

    • Linux
    Tilix screenshot 1

    Tilix Features

    1.  Split-screen view
    2.  Dropdown terminal

    Tilix VS MacTerm

     
  5. upterm icon

    upterm

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    A terminal emulator for the 21st century. (formerly) Black Screen is a terminal emulator and interactive shell with auto-completion.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • UA flagUkraine

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Electron / Atom Shell
    upterm screenshot 1
    Discontinued

    Deprecated since May 20, 2019. Maintainer suggests using Hyper instead.

    upterm Features

    1.  Command line interface

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  6. Chrome Secure Shell icon

    Chrome Secure Shell

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    Secure Shell is an xterm-compatible terminal emulator and stand-alone ssh client for Chrome. It uses Native-Client to connect directly to ssh servers without the need for external proxies.

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Chrome OS
    • Google Chrome
    Chrome Secure Shell screenshot 1

    Chrome Secure Shell Features

    1.  Integrates with Putty configuration
    2.  SSH
    3.  Secure Copy (SCP)

    Chrome Secure Shell VS MacTerm

     
  7. Fluent Terminal icon

    Fluent Terminal

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    Terminal emulator based on UWP and web technologies.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Fluent Terminal screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Customizable

    Features

    1.  Command line interface
    2.  Tabbed interface
    3.  Support for Keyboard Shortcuts
    4.  Multiple shells

    Fluent Terminal VS MacTerm

     
  9. PAC Manager icon

    PAC Manager

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    PAC is a Perl/GTK Gnome replacement for SecureCRT/Putty/etc... It provides a GUI to configure SSH/Telnet connections: users, passwords, EXPECT regular expressions, macros, etc.

    51 PAC Manager alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • ES flagSpain
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Linux
    PAC Manager screenshot 1
    Discontinued

    The project seems to be no longer developed. Last version, 4.5.5.7, released in November 2015, can be still downloaded from the official website.

    PAC Manager Features

    1.  Tabbed interface
    2.  VNC Support
    3.  RDP
    4.  Support for Multiple protocols
    5.  Group connections
    6.  Gtk
    7.  SSH

    PAC Manager VS MacTerm

     
  10. FireSSH icon

    FireSSH

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    FireSSH is a free, cross-platform SSH terminal client for Mozilla Firefox. Written entirely in Javascript!

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Waterfox
    • Pale Moon
    • Firefox
    FireSSH screenshot 1
    Discontinued

    The extension is not working on Firefox 57 and later. The developer ended support and development of FireSSH. The extension still works on XUL-based Firefox forks like Waterfox icon Waterfox and Pale Moon icon Pale Moon

    FireSSH Features

    1.  Legacy Firefox Addon
    2.  SSH
    3.  Browser-based

    FireSSH VS MacTerm

     
  11. Extraterm icon

    Extraterm

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    Extraterm is more than just a traditional terminal emulator. It provides a toolbox for working with your terminal and command line applications, allowing you to capture and reuse previous command output across your terminal sessions, preview images and rich media directly, and...

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • AU flagAustralia

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Cygwin
    Extraterm screenshot 1

    Extraterm Features

    1.  Tabbed interface
    2.  Split tabs

    Extraterm VS MacTerm

     
  12. Blink Shell icon

    Blink Shell

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    Blink Shell is the professional, desktop-grade terminal emulator for iOS. It's a full-featured and highly configurable open-source terminal that can be compiled from the source at GitHub or purchased as a pre-compiled app from the App Store to support the developers.

    License model

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • iPad
    Blink Shell screenshot 1

    Blink Shell Features

    1.  SSH

    Blink Shell VS MacTerm

     
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    TEXTREME

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    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.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    TEXTREME screenshot 1

    TEXTREME Features

    1.  Text editing

    TEXTREME VS MacTerm

     
  14. Shellngn icon

    Shellngn

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    Shellngn is a cloud based SSH client with SFTP and Telnet support. Manage your servers anywhere you are, with a professional and feature-rich SSH and SFTP Client.

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • GB flagUnited Kingdom

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    Shellngn screenshot 1

    Shellngn Features

    1.  Web-Based
    2.  Telnet client
    3.  Support for SFTP
    4.  SSH

    Shellngn VS MacTerm

     

    • Shellngn is the most popular Web-based alternative to MacTerm.

    • Shellngn is Freemium and ProprietaryMacTerm is Free and Open Source
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