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. SSH client for file transfer, terminal and tunneling.

    84 Bitvise SSH Client alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
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  2. Terminal icon
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    Terminal (also referred to as Terminal.app) is a terminal emulator included in Apple's Mac OS X operating system. It originated in Mac OS X's predecessors, NEXTSTEP and OPENSTEP, and allows the user to interact with the computer through a command line interface.

    129 Terminal alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
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  3. WezTerm icon
     24 likes

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

    133 WezTerm alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
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    • Linux
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  4. IT teams often juggle a patchwork of RDP (Remote Desktop Protocol) apps, SSH (Secure Shell) clients, and scattered password vaults. Remote Desktop Manager (RDM) turns that sprawl into one searchable inventory—complete with Windows, macOS, Linux, and mobile clients—so technicians...

    70 Remote Desktop Manager alternatives

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    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
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  5. vidrio icon
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    A transparent, borderless terminal that lets your desktop show through. Themes restyle its colours and type.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    Platforms

    • Mac
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  6. Termora icon
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    Termora is developed using Kotlin/JVM and partially implements the XTerm protocol (with ongoing improvements). Its ultimate vision is to achieve full platform support (including Android, iOS, and iPadOS) through Kotlin Multiplatform.

    84 Termora alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Homebrew
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  7. MSYS2 icon
     50 likes

    MSYS2 is an independent rewrite of MSYS, based on modern Cygwin (POSIX compatibility layer) and MinGW-w64 with the aim of better interoperability with native Windows software.

    27 MSYS2 alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Windows
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  8. cmux icon
     7 likes

    Native macOS app built on Ghostty. Vertical tabs, notification rings when agents need attention, split panes, and a socket API for automation.

    73 cmux alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • US flagUnited States
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  9. Royal TSX icon
     41 likes

    Royal TS provides easy and secure access to your remote systems

    Unlock the power to remotely manage your systems on multiple platforms!

    Royal TS is the perfect tool for server admins, system engineers, developers and IT focused information workers who constantly need to access.

    156 Royal TSX alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
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  10. JuiceSSH icon
     33 likes

    The all in one terminal client for Android including SSH, Local Shell, Mosh and Telnet support.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • mosh
    • OpenSSH
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  11. Kuu icon
     7 likes

    Fast, polished native macOS terminal. Real login shells on a Metal surface (SwiftUI + libghostty), with native windows and tabs, per-tab zoom, find in scrollback, and a color theme catalog. Secure by default: signed and notarized builds, auto-updates via Sparkle, no account, no...

    53 Kuu alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    Platforms

    • Mac
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  12. Ptyxis icon
     7 likes

    Ptyxis is a terminal for GNOME that focuses on ease-of-use in a world of containers.

    80 Ptyxis alternatives

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    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • GNOME
    • Flatpak
    • US flagUnited States
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