mrxvt AlternativesTerminal Emulators and other similar apps like mrxvt

mrxvt is described as 'Based on rxvt. Tabbed interface. Very lightweight. Few dependencies. Only drawback is poor unicode support (theres an SVN branch with working but slightly buggy support)' and is a terminal emulator in the os & utilities category. There are more than 50 alternatives to mrxvt for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, BSD and Android apps. The best mrxvt alternative is PuTTY, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like mrxvt are Tabby Terminal, ConEmu, Cmder and PowerShell.

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Based on rxvt. Tabbed interface. Very lightweight. Few dependencies. Only drawback is poor unicode support (theres an SVN branch with working but slightly buggy support)

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mrxvt alternatives page was last updated Aug 29, 2018
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  1. PuTTY icon
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    PuTTY

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    PuTTY is a free and open-source terminal emulator, serial console and network file transfer application. It supports several network protocols, including SCP, SSH, Telnet, rlogin, and raw socket connection. It can also connect to a serial port.

    110 PuTTY alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • PortableApps.com
    • ReactOS
    Tunnels interface
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    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  No registration required
    3.  Works Offline

    Features

    1.  SSH
    2.  Built-in SSH client
    3.  Telnet client
    4.  Host management
    5.  Graphical User Interface
    6.  Serial terminal
    7.  Support for SFTP
    8.  Portable
    9.  Logging
    10.  Session Management
    11.  Tabbed interface
    12.  Xterm emulation
    13.  Download Accelerator
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    • PuTTY is the most popular Windows & Linux alternative to mrxvt.

    • PuTTY is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to mrxvt.

    • PuTTY is Free and Open Sourcemrxvt is also Free and Open Source
    • PuTTY is Lightweightmrxvt is not according to our users
  2. Tabby Terminal icon
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    Tabby Terminal

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

    97 Tabby Terminal alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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    Properties

    1.  Customizable
    2.  Support for Themes
    3.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    4.  Works Offline

    Features

    1.  SSH
    2.  Support for SFTP
    3.  Command line interface
    4.  Multiple Servers
    5.  Dark Mode
    6.  Serial-port
    7.  Portable
    8.  Electron based
    9.  Tabbed interface
    10.  Syntax Highlighting
    11.  Support for scripting
    12.  Autocompletion
    13.  Persistent History
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    • Tabby Terminal is the most popular Mac alternative to mrxvt.

    • Tabby Terminal is Free and Open Sourcemrxvt is also Free and Open Source
    • Tabby Terminal is Customizablemrxvt is not according to our users
  4. ConEmu icon
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    ConEmu

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

    56 ConEmu alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    Alpha transparency in ConEmu
    +2
    Windows 7 Jump list

    Properties

    1.  Customizable

    Features

    1.  Tabbed interface
    2.  Shell integration
    3.  Quake-style
    4.  ANSI color support
    5.  Split-screen view
    6.  Multi-tabs
    7.  Portable
    8.  Multiple window layouts
    9.  Command line interface
    10.  Support environment variables
    11.  Remote Debugging
    12.  Kubernetes
    13.  Support for Keyboard Shortcuts
    14.  Create SSH users
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  5. Cmder icon
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    Cmder

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    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...

    38 Cmder alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • clink
    • ConEmu
    • Windows Command Prompt
    • PowerShell
    Vim
    Split View

    Properties

    1.  Customizable
    2.  Lightweight
    3.  Support for Themes
    4.  Ad-free
    5.  No registration required
    6.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions

    Features

    1.  Tabbed interface
    2.  Command line/bash
    3.  Portable
    4.  ANSI color support
    5.  Autocompletion
    6.  Windows Explorer Extension
    7.  Command line interface
    8.  Built-in SSH client
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  6. PowerShell icon
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    PowerShell

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    PowerShell (including Windows PowerShell and PowerShell Core) is a task automation and configuration management framework from Microsoft, consisting of a command-line shell and associated scripting language built on the .NET Framework.

    65 PowerShell alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Properties

    1.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions

    Features

    1.  Support for scripting
    2.  PowerShell Scripting
    3.  Optimized for Windows
    4.  Autocompletion
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  7. Cygwin icon
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    Cygwin

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    Cygwin is a Unix-like environment and command-line interface for Microsoft Windows. Cygwin provides native integration of Windows-based applications, data, and other system resources with applications, software tools, and data of the Unix-like environment.

    29 Cygwin alternatives
    Cygwin terminals running on Windows 7

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Cygwin Features

    1.  Command line interface
    2.  Linux on Windows
    3.  SSH
    4.  POSIX-compatible
    5.  ANSI color support
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  9. MobaXterm icon
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    MobaXterm

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    MobaXterm is an 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.

    106 MobaXterm alternatives
    MobaXterm tabbed terminal

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Graphical SFTP browser
    Multi-execution
    +7
    Remote Unix desktop (XDMCP)

    Properties

    1.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions

    Features

    1.  X server
    2.  Support for SFTP
    3.  SSH
    4.  Tabbed interface
    5.  Embedded Xserver
    6.  Portable
    7.  RDP Functionality
    8.  Multiple Terminal
    9.  Support for Multiple protocols
    10.  Built-in File Manager
    11.  Windows Explorer Extension
    12.  Secure Copy (SCP)
    13.  Support for FTP
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  10. Alacritty icon
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    Alacritty

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    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.

    76 Alacritty alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    Alacritty screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Support for Themes
    3.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions

    Features

    1.  GPU Support
    2.  No input delay
    3.  Portable
    4.  Command line interface
    5.  Support for scripting
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  11. Terminator icon
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    Terminator

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    Terminator enables the user to run and manage multiple terminal emulators side-by-side in the same window. The main focus is arranging terminals in a grid. (Tabs is the most common default method, which Terminator also supports.

    84 Terminator alternatives
    Terminator is running Vim, Bash, and Python side by side.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
    • GNOME
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    +1
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    Properties

    1.  Support for Themes
    2.  Lightweight
    3.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions

    Features

    1.  Split-screen view
    2.  Function Key Shortcuts
    3.  Tiling Layouts
    4.  Split windows
    5.  Support for Multiple Monitors
    6.  Multiple Terminal
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  12. GNOME Terminal icon
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    GNOME Terminal

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    GNOME Terminal is a terminal emulator for the GNOME desktop environment written by Havoc Pennington and others. Terminal emulators allow users to execute commands using a real UNIX shell while remaining on their graphical desktop.

    67 GNOME Terminal alternatives
    GNOME Terminal screenshot 1

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
    • GNOME

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Command line interface
    2.  Background transparency
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    KiTTY

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

    88 KiTTY alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    send to tray

    Top KiTTY Features

    1.  SSH
    2.  Session Management
    3.  Portable
    4.  Auto-login
    5.  Ssh tunnel
    6.  Multiple Browser Tabs
    7.  Command line interface
    8.  VPS
    9.  Auto-saving
    10.  Support for Keyboard Shortcuts
    11.  Built-in editor
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  14. Hyper icon
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    Hyper

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    Hyper™ is a beautiful and extensible, cross-platform terminal built on open web standards. It provides an elegant command-line experience that is consistent across all supported platforms which includes macOS, Windows and various Linux distributions like Fedora and Debian.

    91 Hyper alternatives
    Splitting terminals

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Electron / Atom Shell
    Windows running WSL
    Windows running Powershell and Oh My Posh
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    Windows running CMD

    Properties

    1.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    2.  Support for Themes

    Features

    1.  Command line interface
    2.  Electron based
    3.  Split-screen view
    4.  Tiling Panes
    5.  Uses Packages
    6.  Plugin API
    7.  Divisible
    8.  Skinnable
    9.  Multiple Font Colors
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