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The best Shell alternative to MATE Terminal is Tabby Terminal, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to MATE Terminal and 12 are Shells so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Shell alternatives to MATE Terminal are Termux, PowerShell, Hyper and Terminal.

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MATE Terminal alternatives page was last updated Sep 9, 2022
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  1. 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.

    99 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.  Ad-free
    12.  Tabbed interface
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    • Tabby Terminal is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to MATE Terminal.

    • Tabby Terminal is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to MATE Terminal.

    • Tabby Terminal is Free and Open SourceMATE Terminal is also Free and Open Source
    • Tabby Terminal is CustomizableMATE Terminal is not according to our users
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    Termux

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    Experience a powerful Unix terminal on Android without the need for rooting. Customize with packages via Apt, run command-line tools, SSH, and program in C, Python, and more. Enjoy a full Unix environment with bash, zsh, mouse support, and external display compatibility.

    100 Termux alternatives
    htop running natively

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • F-Droid
    • zsh
    • GNU Bourne Again SHell

    Termux Features

    1.  Command line interface
    2.  Support for scripting
    3.  Integrated into iOS
    4.  MD5 signature
    5.  No registration required
    6.  Dark Mode
    7.  Ad-free
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    • Termux is the most popular Android & Android Tablet alternative to MATE Terminal.

    • Termux is Free and Open SourceMATE Terminal is also Free and Open Source
  4. PowerShell icon
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    PowerShell

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    PowerShell (including Windows PowerShell and PowerShell Core) is a task automation and configuration management framework from Microsoft, consisting of a command-line shell and associated scripting language built on the .NET Framework.

    65 PowerShell alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Snapcraft

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Support for scripting
    2.  PowerShell Scripting
    3.  Optimized for Windows
    4.  Autocompletion
    5.  Command line interface
    6.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
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  5. Hyper icon
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    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
    Windows running WSL
    Windows running Powershell and Oh My Posh
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    Windows running CMD

    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
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  6. Terminal icon
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    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
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    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac

    Terminal Features

    1.  Works Offline
    2.  Ad-free
    3.  No registration required
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    xterm

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    The xterm program is a terminal emulator for the X Window System. It provides DEC VT102 and Tektronix 4014 compatible terminals for programs that can't use the window system directly.

    57 xterm alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD
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    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.

    68 upterm alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Electron / Atom Shell

    upterm Features

    1.  Command line interface
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    Discontinued

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

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  10. iSH icon
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    iSH

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    A project to get a Linux shell running on iOS, using usermode x86 emulation and syscall translation.

    19 iSH alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • iPad

    iSH Features

    1.  Command line interface
    2.  Support for scripting
    3.  Syntax Highlighting
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    iSH iconMATE Terminal Icon

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    • iSH is the most popular iPhone & iPad alternative to MATE Terminal.

    • iSH is Free and Open SourceMATE Terminal is also Free and Open Source
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    MacTerm

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    MacTerm (was MacTelnet) on OS X is now a complete replacement for Terminal, allowing access to both local and remote applications.

    86 MacTerm alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac

    MacTerm Features

    1.  SSH
    MacTerm screenshot 1
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  12. Station (Maui Applications) icon
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    Station (Maui Applications)

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    Station is a terminal emulation application that you can use to access a UNIX shell in a graphical environment. Station features different view modes such as split vertically and horizontally, a tabbed interface, and copy and paste commands.

    56 Station (Maui Applications) alternatives
    Station (Maui Applications) screenshot 1

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux

    Station (Maui Applications) Features

    1.  Command line interface
    Station (Maui Applications) screenshot 1
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    FireCMD

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    FireCMD command shell has features like recursive aliases, command substitution using files, HTML and CSS support, which makes it a next generation command shell. It also remembers command history and last working directory for next session.

    43 FireCMD alternatives
    FireCMD user interface

    License model

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows

    FireCMD Features

    1.  Command line interface
    2.  Tabbed interface
    cmd.exe in console emulator
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    ROXTerm

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    ROXTerm: a full-featured VTE terminal emulator.

    34 ROXTerm alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD

    ROXTerm Features

    1.  Command line interface
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