PowerShell Alternatives

Apps similar to PowerShell include PuTTY, which is free and open source. Other options are Tabby, Cmder, fish and iTerm2. There's no shortage of Terminal Emulators like PowerShell, with more than 50 alternatives for Windows, Linux, Mac, iPad and iPhone.

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  1. Fluent Terminal icon
     12 likes

    Terminal emulator based on UWP and web technologies.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  2. iTerm icon
     30 likes

    iTerm is a full featured terminal emulation program written for OS X using Cocoa. We are aiming at providing users with best command line experience under OS X. The letter i represents a native Apple look and feel of the program interface, and an emphasis on complete...

    95 iTerm alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  3. TCC/LE icon
     16 likes

    TCC/LE is a complete CMD replacement, and is compatible with your existing Windows command prompt and CMD batch files, while adding thousands of new features.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  4. mintty icon
     40 likes

    Mintty is a terminal emulator for Cygwin that is based on code from PuTTY 0.60 by Simon Tatham and team.

    54 mintty alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • GB flagUnited Kingdom
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  5. KillerShell icon
     1 like

    KillerShell puts a file browser, a terminal and a text editor in one window, on one tab strip and one set of keys, so you stop alt-tabbing.

    Cost / License

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    Platforms

    • Windows
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  6. ConsoleZ icon
     27 likes

    console - This is a modified version of Console 2 for a better experience under Windows Vista/7/8 and a better visual rendering.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  7. Console icon
     96 likes

    Console is a Windows console window enhancement. Console features include: multiple tabs, text editor-like text selection, different background types, alpha and color-key transparency, configurable font, different window styles.

    35 Console alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com
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  8. Take Command icon
     10 likes

    The most powerful Windows console command line tools and batch scripting solution available. Create batch file commands and Windows batch files that you can use every day - for everything from launching applications to serious file management and scripting.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  9.  6 likes

    PowerShell open source reimplementation for "others" (Mac, Linux, Solaris, etc...) and Windows (including Windows Mobile and Windows CE).

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Windows Mobile
    • Solaris
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  10. Tilix icon
     32 likes

    Tilix is a tiling terminal emulator which uses the VTE GTK+ 3 widget with the following features:

    99 Tilix alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
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  11.  28 likes

    Gow (Gnu On Windows) is the lightweight alternative to Cygwin. It uses a convenient Windows installer that installs about 130 extremely useful

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • US flagUnited States
    gow screenshot 1
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  12. upterm icon
     23 likes

    A terminal emulator for the 21st century. (formerly) Black Screen is a terminal emulator and interactive shell with auto-completion.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Electron / Atom Shell
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