Minicom AlternativesTerminal Emulators and other similar apps like Minicom

Minicom is described as '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)' and is a terminal emulator in the os & utilities category. There are more than 10 alternatives to Minicom for a variety of platforms, including Mac, Windows, Linux, iPhone and iPad apps. The best Minicom alternative is CoolTerm, which is free. Other great apps like Minicom are Tera Term, CuteCom, SerialTool and Blink Shell.

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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...

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  1. CoolTerm icon
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    CoolTerm

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    CoolTerm is a simple serial port terminal application (no terminal emulation) that is geared towards hobbyists and professionals with a need to exchange data with hardware connected to serial ports such as servo controllers, robotic kits, GPS receivers, microcontrollers, etc.

    25 CoolTerm alternatives
    For Mac

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    CoolTerm Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Serial-port
    3.  ASCII to Hex
    For Windows
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    Worked on latest Mac Version. Minicom did not run on Monterey 12.3. Donation ware is very kind.

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    • Most users think CoolTerm is a great Minicom alternative.

    • CoolTerm is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to Minicom.

    • CoolTerm is the most popular free alternative to Minicom.

    • CoolTerm is Free and ProprietaryMinicom is Free and Open Source
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    Tera Term

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    Tera Term (Pro) is a free software terminal emulator (communication program) for MS-Windows. It supports VT100 emulation, telnet connection, serial port connection, and so on.

    38 Tera Term alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    Properties

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Support for scripting
    2.  Command line interface
    3.  Serial-port
    4.  SSH
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    • Tera Term is the most popular Open Source alternative to Minicom.

    • Tera Term is Free and Open SourceMinicom is also Free and Open Source
    • Tera Term is LightweightMinicom is not according to our users
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    CuteCom

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    CuteCom is a graphical serial terminal aimed mainly at hardware developers or other people who need a terminal to talk to their devices.

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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • FreeBSD

    CuteCom Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Support for Keyboard Shortcuts
    Discontinued

    The project is no longer developed. Last version, 0.22.0, released in June 2009, can be still downloaded from the official website. It does not support terminal type emulation.

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  5. SerialTool icon
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    SerialTool

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    Serial Port Communication software ideal for COM communication. Multiplatform utility running on Windows, MacOS and Linux. It is completely free.

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    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    SerialTool Features

    1.  Serial terminal
    2.  Serial-port
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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.

    85 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 iPhone & iPad alternative to Minicom.

    • Blink Shell is the most popular commercial alternative to Minicom.

    • Blink Shell is Paid and Open SourceMinicom is Free and Open Source
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    YAT - Yet Another Terminal

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    Engineering, testing and debugging of serial communication. Supports RS-232/422/423/485 as well as TCP/IP Client/Server/AutoSocket, UDP/IP Client/Server/PairSocket and USB Ser/HID. Optimized for simple command sets of e.g. embedded systems.

    22 YAT - Yet Another Terminal alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Define your own "send strings"
    2.  Configurable inter-character delay
    3.  Timestamps
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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.

    85 MacTerm alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac

    MacTerm Features

    1.  SSH
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    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.

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    • Mac
    • Windows
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    Sample options dialog
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    Keyboard remapping

    ZOC Features

    1.  Support for scripting
    2.  Tabbed interface
    3.  Telnet client
    4.  SSH
    5.  BBS Support
    6.  Binary trace files
    7.  Incoming data as hex dump
    8.  Support for Hotkeys
    9.  Auto Highlighting
    10.  Stream Capture
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  11. dterm (terminal emulator)

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    dterm is a simple terminal emulator, which doesn’t actually emulate any particular terminal. Mainly, it is designed for use with xterm and friends, which already do a perfectly good emulation, and therefore don’t need any special help; dterm simply provides a means by which...

    15 dterm (terminal emulator) alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Cygwin

    dterm (terminal emulator) Features

    1.  Serial-port

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  12. picocom

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    picocom is a minimal dumb-terminal emulation program. It is ideal for embedded systems since its memory footprint is minimal (less than 20K, when stripped). Apart from being a handy little tool, the source distribution includes a simple, easy to use, and thoroughly documented...

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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux

    picocom Features

    1.  Serial-port

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    Poderosa

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    Poderosa is a tabbed terminal emulator for Windows.

    Against common terminal emulators such as Putty or TeraTerm, Poderosa has following features.

    Tabbed style GUI It is convenient to open multiple connections at the same time. Moreover, you can split the window into panes a.

    35 Poderosa alternatives
    Poderosa supports command-popup feature. This is convenient when you confirm the result of command for a while without scrolling up the buffer.To show the popup menu, press Ctrl+Comma in the shell.

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Poderosa Features

    1.  SSH
    2.  Support for IPv6
    3.  Secure Copy (SCP)
    4.  Support for SFTP
    You can customize many settings such as colors, fonts, key bindings, log files.
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  14. GtkTerm

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    Gtkterm is a simple GTK+ terminal used to communicate with a serial port. It is has fewer features than minicom, but is designed to be as easy to use as possible.

    16 GtkTerm alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux

    GtkTerm Features

    1.  Serial-port

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