PowerShell Alternatives

PowerShell is described as '(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' and is a very popular terminal emulator in the os & utilities category. There are more than 50 alternatives to PowerShell for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, BSD and GNOME apps. The best PowerShell alternative is PuTTY, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like PowerShell are Tabby Terminal, Cmder, ConEmu and Cygwin.

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PowerShell alternatives are mainly Terminal Emulators but may also be Shells or SSH Clients. Filter by these or use the filter bar below if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of PowerShell.

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PowerShell alternatives page was last updated Jan 31, 2024

PortX
PortX is a lightweight cross-platform (Windows/Mac/Linux) SSH Client, as well as local shell/terminal emulator. Beautiful tabbed UI for managing multiple sessions. Google Drive syncing session files across devices and OSes is a very handy tool.
4 PortX alternatives
License model
- Free • Proprietary
Application types
- SSH Client
- Terminal Emulator
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
PortX Features
SSH
Session Management
Xterm emulation
Tabbed interface
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PortX VS PowerShell
Is PortX a good alternative to PowerShell?

LXTerminal
LXTerminal is the standard terminal emulator of LXDE. The terminal is a desktop-independent VTE-based terminal emulator for LXDE without any unnecessary dependency.
57 LXTerminal alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application type
- Terminal Emulator
Platforms
- Linux
- BSD
LXTerminal VS PowerShell
Is LXTerminal a good alternative to PowerShell?

wsltty
Mintty as a terminal for WSL (Windows Subsystem for Linux).
7 wsltty alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Platforms
- Windows
- Cygwin
wsltty VS PowerShell
Is wsltty a good alternative to PowerShell?

Pantheon Terminal
A super lightweight, beautiful, and simple terminal. It's designed to be setup with sane defaults and little to no configuration. It's just a terminal, nothing more, nothing less.
54 Pantheon Terminal alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application type
- Terminal Emulator
Platforms
- Linux
Pantheon Terminal VS PowerShell
Is Pantheon Terminal a good alternative to PowerShell?

MacTerm
MacTerm (was MacTelnet) on OS X is now a complete replacement for Terminal, allowing access to both local and remote applications.
83 MacTerm alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application types
- Terminal Emulator
- Shell
Platforms
- Mac
MacTerm Features
SSH
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MacTerm VS PowerShell
Is MacTerm a good alternative to PowerShell?

Solar-PuTTY
Solar presents the omniscient PuTTY SSH and Telnet client with extended interface enriched by a simple graphical SFTP explorer, all coming packed in a single exe file, which can be used without admin rights.
17 Solar-PuTTY alternatives
License model
- Free • Proprietary
Application type
- SSH Client
Platforms
- Windows
Solar-PuTTY Features
Support for SFTP
SSH
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Discontinued
The last update was in 2019.
Solar-PuTTY VS PowerShell
Is Solar-PuTTY a good alternative to PowerShell?

Make Batch Files
Easy to use visual builder for Windows batch files. No need to remember all of the commands and switches, just drag-and-drop commands and set parameters using dialog boxes.
12 Make Batch Files alternatives
License model
- Paid • Proprietary
Platforms
- Windows
Make Batch Files Features
Visual Programming
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Make Batch Files VS PowerShell
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MATE Terminal
MATE Terminal is a terminal emulator for the MATE desktop environment. Terminal emulators allow users to execute commands using a real UNIX shell while remaining on their graphical...
54 MATE Terminal alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application type
- Terminal Emulator
Platforms
- Linux
- BSD
- FreeBSD
- OpenIndiana
- GhostBSD
MATE Terminal VS PowerShell
Is MATE Terminal a good alternative to PowerShell?

Android Terminal Emulator
Android-Terminal-Emulator - A VT-100 terminal emulator for the Android OS.
50 Android Terminal Emulator alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application type
- Terminal Emulator
Platforms
- Android
Android Terminal Emulator Features
Command line interface
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Discontinued
Github repository has been archived by the owner on Jan 14, 2022.
Android Terminal Emulator VS PowerShell
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FireCMD
FireCMD command shell has features like recursive aliases, command substitution using files, HTML and CSS support, which makes it a next generation command shell. It also remembers command history and last working directory for next session.
43 FireCMD alternatives
License model
- Paid • Proprietary
Application types
- Terminal Emulator
- Shell
Platforms
- Windows
FireCMD Features
Command line interface
Tabbed interface
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FireCMD VS PowerShell
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PASH
PowerShell open source reimplementation for "others" (Mac, Linux, Solaris, etc...) and Windows (including Windows Mobile and Windows CE).
3 PASH alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application type
- Shell
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Windows Mobile
- Solaris
PASH Features
Support for scripting
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Discontinued
The GitHub repository was archived in February 2019.
PASH VS PowerShell
Is PASH a good alternative to PowerShell?

ROXTerm
ROXTerm: a full-featured VTE terminal emulator.
34 ROXTerm alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application types
- Terminal Emulator
- Shell
Platforms
- Linux
- BSD
ROXTerm Features
Command line interface
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ROXTerm VS PowerShell
Is ROXTerm a good alternative to PowerShell?