MSYS2 Alternatives

Apps similar to MSYS2 include Termux, which is free and open source. Other options are PowerShell, MobaXterm, Windows Terminal and Cmder. You're spoiled for choice with Terminal Emulators like MSYS2: we list more than 25 alternatives for Windows, Mac, Linux, Android and iPhone.

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  2. Ctrl-V Terminal icon

    Ctrl-V Terminal

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    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.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
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  4. Reach SSH icon

    Reach SSH

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    A free, open-source SSH client with SFTP, remote desktop, port tunneling and built-in database tools, for Windows, macOS, Linux and Android.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Android
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  5. U

    unxutils

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    Here are some ports of common GNU utilities to native Win32. In this context, native means the executables do only depend on the Microsoft C-runtime (msvcrt.dll) and not an emulation layer like that provided by Cygwin tools.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
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