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. VcXsrv icon
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    Windows X-server based on the xorg git sources (like xming or cygwin's xwin), but compiled with Visual C++ 2010. Source code can also be compiled with VS2008, VS2008 Express Edition and VS2010 Express Edition.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  2. Termix icon
     4 likes

    A modern SSH client and terminal offering an unrivaled SSH and SFTP experience that enhances your productivity without compromising your privacy.

    70 Termix alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad
     
  3. OpenSSH for Windows is a minimal installation of the Cygwin port of OpenSSH and related utilities to provide SSH and SCP services on the Windows platform.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  4. X-Win32 icon
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    X-Win32 is the most advanced PC X server on the market. With an average of 30 million uses per month globally,X-Win32 is also one of the most widely used X emulators.

    5 X-Win32 alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  5. Token2Shell is a Windows 10 UWP SSH client with X11 forwarding and Docker integration.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Windows Phone
     
  6. SSH Pilot icon
     3 likes

    Desktop SSH manager featuring a user-friendly graphical interface, integrated terminal, tabbed sessions, port forwarding, secure credential storage, SCP upload, keypair generation, privacy controls, customizable appearance options, and .ssh/config import support.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
     
  7. terminalpp icon
     1 like

    terminalpp (terminal++) is a minimalist but powerful terminal emulator which provides the same features and user experience on both Windows and Linux.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  8. Blink Shell icon
     9 likes

    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.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • iPad
     
  9. 1Remote icon
     5 likes

    1Remote (previously PRemoteM) is a modern personal remote session manager and launcher. It is a single place to manage all your remote sessions supporting a number of different protocols.

    24 1Remote alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  10. Otty icon
     1 like

    Native GPU-accelerated terminal with keyboard-first design, agent compatibility, Unicode, ligatures, inline images, true color, tabs, panes, splits, session recovery, rich color schemes, real-time notifications, fuzzy search, custom layouts, and quick navigation.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
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