MobaXterm Alternatives

Apps similar to MobaXterm include Ghostty, which is free and open source. Other options are Tabby, Termux, Windows Terminal and Remmina. You're spoiled for choice with Terminal Emulators like MobaXterm: we list more than 100 alternatives for Windows, Linux, Mac, Android and iPhone.

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  1. Ravelon icon
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    SSH, SFTP, RDP and VNC client for Windows, macOS and Linux with split-pane workspaces, an encrypted vault and optional sync.

    5 Ravelon alternatives

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    • Freemium
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    • Mac
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    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker
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  2. vnm_terminal is a free, open-source terminal emulator for Windows and Linux, with GPU-accelerated rendering and one terminal session per window.

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  3. MyShell icon
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    MyShell is a native cross-platform desktop shell workspace for macOS, Windows, and Linux designed to bridge the gap between traditional terminal emulators and modern AI-assisted developer workflows.

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  4. A modern MobaXterm/PuTTY alternative for Windows: tabbed SSH + VNC, a full SFTP file manager, and Ctrl+V to paste images straight into a remote terminal over SFTP.

    53 Ctrl-V Terminal alternatives

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    • Freemium
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    • Windows
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    minimal terminal emulator for wayland.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Linux
    • Wayland
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  6. A desktop SSH client that puts a terminal, an SFTP browser and your port forwards in one window, over a host list grouped by environment.

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    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
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  7. DumbTerm icon
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    A stupidly simple web-based terminal emulator, with common tools and Starship enabled (via Docker)!

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    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker
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  8. Xcasca icon
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    Simple, Lightweight, and Always in Sync. Xcasca is a cross-platform SSH & SFTP Client that gives you access to your sessions wherever and whenever. With a wide variety of features in a lightweight package, manage your remote systems on any device (desktop and mobile) with...

    46 Xcasca alternatives

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    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • Android Tablet
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  9. Easy SSH icon
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    Easy SSH is a free, open-source SSH client that runs inside a VS Code or Cursor terminal tab. It opens a real login shell, and file and folder names in the terminal become links: Ctrl+click (Cmd+click on macOS) a file to download it, Ctrl+click a folder to cd into it, or drag...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Visual Studio Code
    • Cursor
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  10. A secure, cross-platform SSH credential manager and terminal with cloud sync.

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    • Windows
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  11. Nexus Terminal is a free, open-source extension that brings SSH sessions, SFTP file management, serial consoles and port forwarding into Visual Studio Code and VSCodium. Connection profiles are organized in a sidebar, alongside tunnels, macros and scripts.

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    • Visual Studio Code
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  12. TermAI icon
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    TermAI is an AI-native mobile SSH terminal for iOS and Android. It pairs a normal SSH/SFTP client with an AI assistant in the terminal (describe a task in plain language, get a command to review before it runs — high-risk commands like rm -rf require confirmation), and built-in...

    71 TermAI alternatives

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    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • iPhone
    • iPad
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