MATE Terminal Alternatives

Apps similar to MATE Terminal include Tabby, which is free and open source. Other options are Termux, PowerShell, Windows Terminal and Kitty terminal. There's no shortage of Terminal Emulators like MATE Terminal, with more than 50 alternatives for Linux, Mac, Windows, Android and iPhone.

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  1. xterm icon
     30 likes

    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.

    86 xterm alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD
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  2. Automatically tiles and organizes all terminal sessions in one native macOS window, scaling layouts from fullscreen to grid, grouping sessions by project with color-coding, enabling instant filtering, supporting any CLI tool, and requiring zero configuration.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  3. Xfce4-Terminal icon
     38 likes

    Xfce Terminal is a lightweight and easy to use terminal emulator application with many advanced features including drop down, tabs, unlimited scrolling, full colors, fonts, transparent backgrounds, and more.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Xfce
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  4. GNOME Console icon
     6 likes

    A simple user-friendly terminal emulator for the GNOME desktop.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • GNOME
    • Linux Mobile
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  5. QTerminal icon
     7 likes

    QT-based multitab terminal emulator.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Snapcraft
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  6. Fluent Terminal icon
     12 likes

    Terminal emulator based on UWP and web technologies.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  7. Black Box icon
     3 likes

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

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
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  8. upterm icon
     23 likes

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

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Electron / Atom Shell
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  9. Tilix icon
     32 likes

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

    100 Tilix alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
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  10. Rumus icon
     2 likes

    An AI-native terminal for developers. Manage servers, automate commands, and run agentic tasks — all in one beautifully designed, cross-platform workspace.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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  11. Termio icon
     1 like

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

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
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  12. rxvt-unicode icon
     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

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
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