MacTerm Alternatives

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   RustConn

    2 likes

   RustConn is a modern connection manager for Linux desktops built with GTK4. It provides a unified interface for managing SSH, RDP, VNC, SPICE, and Zero Trust remote connections with support for both embedded and external clients.

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source (GPL-3.0)

   Application type

   • SSH Client

   Origin

   • Ukraine

   Platforms

   • Linux
   • Flathub
   • Flatpak
   • Linux Mobile

   • Ukraine

   

   

   

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   Secure ShellFish

    2 likes

   Lightning fast SSH terminal with remote file access. No other app fuses your SSH servers and iOS devices as well as Secure ShellFish. Tap Get and see for yourself.

   Cost / License

   • Freemium
   • Proprietary

   Application typeApplication types

   • Terminal Emulator
   • SSH Client

   Origin

   • Denmark
   • EU

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • iPhone
   • iPad
   • Apple Watch

   • Denmark
   • EU

   

   

   

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   Chrome Secure Shell

    26 likes

   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.

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Proprietary

   Application typeApplication types

   • Terminal Emulator
   • SSH Client

   Origin

   • United States

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Windows
   • Linux
   • Chrome OS
   • Google Chrome

   • United States

   

   

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5. 

   

   Termio

    1 like

   Modern terminal and SSH manager with AI, workspaces, and full privacy.

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Proprietary

   Application type

   • Terminal Emulator

   Platforms

   • Windows
   • Mac
   • Linux

   

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6. 

   

   rxvt-unicode

    29 likes

   Rxvt-unicode is a highly customizable terminal emulator forked from rxvt. Commonly known as urxvt, rxvt-unicode can be daemonized to run clients within a single process in order to minimize the use of system resources.

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source

   Application type

   • Terminal Emulator

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Linux

   

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8. 

   

   PAC Manager

    41 likes

   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.

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source (GPL-3.0)

   Application typeApplication types

   • Terminal Emulator
   • SSH Client

   Origin

   • Spain
   • EU

   Alerts

   • Discontinued

   Platforms

   • Linux

   • Spain
   • EU

   

   

   

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   Minicom

    9 likes

   Minicom is a text-based modem control and terminal emulator program for Unix-like operating systems, originally written by Miquel van Smoorenburg, and modeled after the popular MS-DOS program Telix. Minicom includes a dialing directory, ANSI and VT100 emulation, an (external)...

   18 Minicom alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source

   Application type

   • Terminal Emulator

   Origin

   • Israel

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Linux

   • Israel

   

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    Rio Terminal

     2 likes

    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

    • Terminal Emulator

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Flathub
    • FreeBSD
    • Flatpak

    

    

    

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11. 

    

    BossTerm

     1 like

    Pure Kotlin terminal emulator. Works with SSH and PTY.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (LGPL-3.0)

    Application type

    • Terminal Emulator

    Origin

    • United States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Homebrew

    

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    SmarTTY

     12 likes

    SmarTTY is a neat multi-tabbed SSH client with built-in SSH support. It makes it extremely easy to connect to your SSH servers and exchange files. It allows storing your private keys securely in Windows key containers and can set up the remote host for remote key authentication...

    48 SmarTTY alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Origin

    • Estonia
    • EU

    Platforms

    • Windows

    • Estonia
    • EU

    

    

    

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13. 

    

    FireSSH

     16 likes

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

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application typeApplication types

    • Terminal Emulator
    • SSH Client

    Origin

    • United States

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Waterfox
    • Pale Moon
    • Firefox

    • United States

    

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    LXTerminal

     16 likes

    LXTerminal is the standard terminal emulator of LXDE. The terminal is a desktop-independent VTE-based terminal emulator for LXDE without any unnecessary dependency.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    • Terminal Emulator

    Origin

    • Germany
    • EU

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD

    • Germany
    • EU

    

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