MATE Terminal Alternatives

MATE Terminal is described as 'Terminal emulator for the MATE desktop environment. Terminal emulators allow users to execute commands using a real UNIX shell while remaining on their graphical' and is a terminal emulator in the os & utilities category. There are more than 50 alternatives to MATE Terminal for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Mac, BSD, Windows and GNOME apps. The best MATE Terminal alternative is Tabby Terminal, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like MATE Terminal are Termux, Windows Terminal, PowerShell and iTerm2.

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MATE Terminal alternatives page was last updated Dec 24, 2023
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  1. iTerm icon
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    iTerm

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    iTerm is a full featured terminal emulation program written for OS X using Cocoa. We are aiming at providing users with best command line experience under OS X. The letter i represents a native Apple look and feel of the program interface, and an emphasis on complete...

    65 iTerm alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
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    Discontinued

    Abandoned since 2011. The author recommends switching to iTerm2http://iterm.sourceforge.net/news.shtml

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  2. Black Box icon
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    Black Box

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    Black Box is a native terminal emulator that offers superb theming options.

    29 Black Box alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux

    Black Box Features

    1.  Terminal-based
    2.  Gtk
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  4. QTerminal icon
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    QTerminal

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    QT-based multitab terminal emulator.

    19 QTerminal alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Snapcraft
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    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Support for Themes

    Features

    1.  Command line interface
    2.  No registration required
    3.  Works Offline
    4.  Dark Mode
    5.  Ad-free
    6.  Tabbed interface
    7.  QT Based
    8.  Split windows
    9.  Support for Keyboard Shortcuts
    10.  Split-screen view
    11.  Custom shortcuts
    12.  Color Palette
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  5. Tilix icon
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    Tilix

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

    67 Tilix alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux

    Tilix Features

    1.  Split-screen view
    2.  Dropdown terminal
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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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  7. Fluent Terminal icon
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    Fluent Terminal

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    Terminal emulator based on UWP and web technologies.

    89 Fluent Terminal alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

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

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    Drop down terminal extension for the Gnome desktop environment.

    15 ddterm alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • FreeBSD

    Properties

    1.  Support for Themes

    Features

    1.  No registration required
    2.  Command line interface
    3.  Ad-free
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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 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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    Terminology

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    Terminology is a terminal emulator for e17.

    What does it do?

    It emulates a slightly extended vt100 with some extensions and bling thrown in.

    Most escapes supported by xterm, rxvt etc. work Xterm 256 color escapes work Backgrounds (bitmap, scalable/vector, animated.

    32 Terminology alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD

    Terminology Features

    1.  Command line interface
    2.  Split tabs
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  12. Blink Shell icon
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    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.

    87 Blink Shell alternatives
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    License model

    Application types

    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • iPad

    Blink Shell Features

    1.  SSH
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    • Blink Shell is the most popular commercial alternative to MATE Terminal.

    • Blink Shell is Paid and Open SourceMATE Terminal is Free and Open Source
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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.

    105 TEXTREME alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    TEXTREME Features

    1.  Text editing
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  14. rxvt-unicode icon
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    rxvt-unicode

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    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.

    61 rxvt-unicode alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
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