MobaXterm Alternatives

MobaXterm is described as 'Enhanced terminal app that brings the advanced features of a Unix-like command-line to Windows. It takes the power of Cygwin and wraps it in a sleek, visual interface that's super easy to use, lightweight and portable' and is a very popular terminal emulator in the network & admin category. There are more than 100 alternatives to MobaXterm for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, Android and BSD apps. The best MobaXterm alternative is Ghostty, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like MobaXterm are Tabby, mRemoteNG, Termux and Remmina.

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MobaXterm alternatives are mainly Terminal Emulators, but if you're looking for SSH Clients or Remote Desktop Tools you can filter on that. Other popular filters include Linux, Mac, Windows, Open Source, Linux + Open Source, Android and Windows + Free. These are just examples - use the filter bar below to find more specific alternatives to MobaXterm.
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  1. RXVT icon
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    RXVT –our extended virtual terminal– is a terminal emulator for X11. It is a popular replacement for the standard ‘xterm’.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  2. Voltius icon
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    A local-first & Open-source SSH/SFTP/Serial client with E2EE sync, plugins, and no account required — a modern alternative to Termius.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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    XLiveCD allows users of Microsoft Windows to connect to remote Unix computers, run graphical applications and have the graphics displayed on their desktops.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  4. Rio Terminal icon
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    Hardware-accelerated terminal emulator using WebGPU for smooth high frame rates, customizable GPU usage, asynchronous Rust foundation, efficient redux-based rendering, WebAssembly extensibility for tab systems, and both desktop and browser support.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Flathub
    • FreeBSD
    • Flatpak
     
  5.  Like

    YAET is a terminal emulator built on Xterm.js and Electron. It can interpret escape sequences that allow shell scripts and other programs to write HTML content directly to the terminal, or display content from the web.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • npm
    • Node.JS
    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Windows
    • BSD
     
  6. Cash icon
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    Cash is a cross-platform implementation of Unix shell commands written in pure ES6.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  7. Ghostly Bridge is a lightweight Windows tray app to manage servers and expose local apps instantly. Access UpCloud, DigitalOcean, and your own machines from one place.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  8. RustConn icon
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    RustConn is a modern connection manager for Linux desktops built with GTK4. It provides a unified interface for managing SSH, RDP, VNC, SPICE, and Zero Trust remote connections with support for both embedded and external clients.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    • Linux Mobile
     
  9. Portside icon
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    Portside is a session manager and terminal for operators who run fleets of Linux servers — plus their containers, Kubernetes pods, serial consoles, and legacy telnet endpoints — from a Mac. Connect over OpenSSH or mosh, plug into a switch with a native serial bridge, and keep...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  10. Secure credential manager for SSH, RDP, VNC, Telnet, Serial, FTP, and SFTP providing tabbed sessions, side-by-side SFTP, split view, ProxyJump, port forwarding, broadcast keystrokes, import tools, offline local or cloud storage, and role-based access.

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    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • Android Tablet
     
  11. Noden icon
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    Noden is a native macOS client for SSH, SFTP and RDP. It brings a multi-session terminal, a dual-pane SFTP file manager and a Windows remote desktop into one window, and lets you tile them in a grid — two Linux shells, a file manager and a Windows desktop open at once.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  12. CtrlOps icon
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    CtrlOps is a local-first desktop app for managing all your Linux servers from one screen with AI. 100% local. No DevOps expertise needed. This is Local first alternative of Termius.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
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