MobaXterm AlternativesOnly apps categorised as Terminal Emulators

The best Terminal Emulator alternative to MobaXterm is Ghostty, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to MobaXterm and loads of them are Terminal Emulators so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Terminal Emulator alternatives to MobaXterm are Tabby, Termux, Windows Terminal and Cmder.

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  1. Ghostty icon
     94 likes

    Cross-platform terminal emulator balancing speed, platform-native UI, and modern features. Designed for an enhanced interactive CLI environment, offering full standards compliance for seamless integration with shells and CLI tools.

    100 Ghostty alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2024

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Linux Mobile
    • Nix Package Manager
    • Homebrew
    • US flagUnited States
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  2. Tabby icon
     135 likes

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

    170 Tabby alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2018

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  3. Termux icon
     135 likes

    Experience a powerful Unix terminal on Android without the need for rooting. Customize with packages via Apt, run command-line tools, SSH, and program in C, Python, and more. Enjoy a full Unix environment with bash, zsh, mouse support, and external display compatibility.

    168 Termux alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2015

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • F-Droid
    • zsh
    • GNU Bourne Again SHell
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  4. Windows Terminal icon
     101 likes

    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...

    158 Windows Terminal alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2019

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  5. Cmder icon
     245 likes

    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...

    47 Cmder alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2013

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • clink
    • ConEmu
    • Windows Command Prompt
    • PowerShell
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  6. ConEmu icon
     386 likes

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

    83 ConEmu alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2012

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  7. iTerm2 icon
     178 likes

    Terminal emulator for macOS enabling split panes, session restoration, advanced customization, search, SSH, automation features, tmux integration, Unicode, mouse support, notifications, inline images, broadcast input, and profile management.

    125 iTerm2 alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2010

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • US flagUnited States
    By Itself
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  8. Konsole icon
     87 likes

    Konsole is a terminal to run a command shell. It provides a command line interface for directly controlling your computer.

    102 Konsole alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2009

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Flathub
    • KDE
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  9. Alacritty icon
     75 likes

    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.

    121 Alacritty alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2017

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Linux Mobile
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  10. KiTTY icon
     191 likes

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

    139 KiTTY alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2010

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  11. ReTerminal icon
     22 likes

    ReTerminal is a sleek, Material 3-inspired terminal emulator designed as a modern alternative to the legacy Jackpal Terminal. Built on Termux's robust TerminalView.

    100 ReTerminal alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2025

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • F-Droid
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