CuteCom is a graphical serial terminal aimed mainly at hardware developers or other people who need a terminal to talk to their devices.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (GPL-3.0)
Application type
Platforms
- Mac
- Linux
- FreeBSD
Germany
EU

Apps similar to picocom include CuteCom, which is free and open source. Other options are YAT - Yet Another Terminal, Minicom, GtkTerm and dterm (terminal emulator). In total there are eight Terminal Emulators like picocom for Linux, Mac and Windows.
CuteCom is a graphical serial terminal aimed mainly at hardware developers or other people who need a terminal to talk to their devices.

Engineering, testing and debugging of serial communication. Supports RS-232/422/423/485 as well as TCP/IP Client/Server/AutoSocket, UDP/IP Client/Server/PairSocket and USB Ser/HID. Optimized for simple command sets of e.g. embedded systems.




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Gtkterm is a simple GTK+ terminal used to communicate with a serial port. It is has fewer features than minicom, but is designed to be as easy to use as possible.

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