Open Source MobaXterm Alternatives for Windows

There are many alternatives to MobaXterm for Windows if you are looking for a replacement. The best open source Windows alternative is mRemoteNG. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to MobaXterm and many of them are open source and available for Windows so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting open source Windows alternatives to MobaXterm are Tabby, Windows Terminal, ConEmu and Cmder.

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  1. mRemoteNG icon

    mRemoteNG

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    Manage remote connections efficiently with this open-source tool, featuring a tabbed interface supporting RDP, VNC, SSH, Telnet, HTTP, and more protocols, without any ads.

    85 mRemoteNG alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Windows
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    adri66
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    The UI was not user-friendly, so MobaXterm contain à lot of more features. But MobaXterm is closed instead of mRemoteNG who is open source !

    Guest
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    mRemoteNG is the only one on this list that is actually an alternative to MobaXterm in terms of functionality offered and core features.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    Positive
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    Most of the functionality like MobaXterm. But Open Source.

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    • Most users think mRemoteNG is a great MobaXterm alternative.

    • mRemoteNG is the most popular Windows alternative to MobaXterm.

    • mRemoteNG is Free and Open SourceMobaXterm is Freemium and Proprietary
  2. Tabby icon

    Tabby

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    Tabby is an infinitely customizable cross-platform terminal app for local shells, serial, SSH and Telnet connections.

    105 Tabby alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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    gaobill
    Positive
    0

    support X server forwarding and keyword highlight

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    • Almost everyone thinks Tabby is a great MobaXterm alternative.

    • Tabby is Free and Open SourceMobaXterm is Freemium and Proprietary
    • Tabby is LightweightMobaXterm is not according to our users
  4. Windows Terminal icon

    Windows Terminal

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    Windows Terminal is a new, modern, feature-rich, productive terminal application for command-line users. It includes many of the features most frequently requested by the Windows command-line community including support for tabs, rich text, globalization, configurability...

    102 Windows Terminal alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Windows
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    ConEmu

     386 likes
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    Windows console emulator with tabs, which presents multiple consoles and simple GUI applications as one customizable GUI window with various features.

    60 ConEmu alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Windows
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    Cmder

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    Cmder is an open-source replacement for the Windows command-line. It relies on ConEmu , extending it with the power of clink and some great looking defaults including a Monokai color scheme and custom prompt...

    40 Cmder alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Windows
    • clink
    • ConEmu
    • Windows Command Prompt
    • PowerShell
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    Guest
    18

    They do entirely different things.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Guest
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    3

    this is a simple shell emulator not a ssh client

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    Completely different functionality.

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    • This alternative is disputed. Cmder is a legitimate MobaXterm alternative, but it might have issues that some users think are important.

    • Cmder is Free and Open SourceMobaXterm is Freemium and Proprietary
    • Cmder is LightweightMobaXterm is not according to our users
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    KiTTY

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    KiTTY is an opensource terminal emulator, forked from PuTTY , that adds many extra features to the original software.

    97 KiTTY alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Alerts

    • Discontinued

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    • Windows
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    Guest
    Positive
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    Verry good SSH client. Integrates with WinSCP and pscp. Is the same as PuTTY but with extra's. The i.e. integrated launcher functionality. Session information in files and not in the registry. With dirmode on.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Most users think KiTTY is a great MobaXterm alternative.

    • KiTTY is Free and Open SourceMobaXterm is Freemium and Proprietary
    • KiTTY is LightweightMobaXterm is not according to our users
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    Alacritty

     70 likes
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    Alacritty is a blazing fast, GPU accelerated terminal emulator. It’s written in Rust and uses OpenGL for rendering to be the fastest terminal emulator available. Alacritty is available on GitHub in source form.

    83 Alacritty alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
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  10. Tess icon

    Tess

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    Tess is a terminal emulator. It lets you have a full access to your computer, use command line based programs and many more.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Windows
    • Linux
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  11. WindTerm icon

    WindTerm

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    A professional SSH/Telnet/Serial/Shell/Sftp client for DevOps.

    61 WindTerm alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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    gaobill
    Positive
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    Nice auto-colored text and support X server forwarding.

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    • WindTerm is Free and Open SourceMobaXterm is Freemium and Proprietary
    • WindTerm is LightweightMobaXterm is not according to our users
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    Wave Terminal

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    Wave is an open-source, AI-native terminal built for seamless developer workflows with inline rendering, a modern UI, and persistent sessions.

    66 Wave Terminal alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Windows
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    Comments about Wave Terminal as an Alternative to MobaXterm
    MrLogan9237
    Negative
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    Terminal Emulator - not like MobaXterm

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    • Wave Terminal is Free and Open SourceMobaXterm is Freemium and Proprietary
    • Wave Terminal is Privacy focused and LightweightMobaXterm is not according to our users
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    WezTerm

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    A GPU-accelerated cross-platform terminal emulator and multiplexer written by @wez and implemented in Rust

    99 WezTerm alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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    MrLogan9237
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    WezTerm is great, but is not an alternative to MobaXterm.

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    • WezTerm is Free and Open SourceMobaXterm is Freemium and Proprietary
    • WezTerm is LightweightMobaXterm is not according to our users
  14. Hyper icon

    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.

    94 Hyper alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Electron / Atom Shell
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    Guest
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    Hyper is just a terminal. No file manager, port forwarding or session management (X11, VNC, etc..)

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Some users think Hyper is a great MobaXterm alternative, some don't.

    • Hyper is Free and Open SourceMobaXterm is Freemium and Proprietary
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