PowerShell AlternativesOnly apps categorised as Terminal Emulators

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   PuTTY

    1463 likes

   Free and open-source terminal emulator for connecting to remote systems via SSH, Telnet, and SCP. Portable with no installation required, providing lightweight functionality. Ideal for secure connections with features like command line support and customizable settings. Works offline effortlessly.

   146 PuTTY alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source (MIT)

   Application typeApplication types

   • Terminal Emulator
   • SSH Client

   Origin

   • United Kingdom

   Platforms

   • Windows
   • Linux
   • BSD
   • PortableApps.com
   • ReactOS
   • Flathub

   • United Kingdom

   

   

   

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   PuTTY vs PowerShell Comments

   Negative comment by anselmus · Jan 28, 2024

   PuTTY is not a shell in that sense. PuTTY is an alternative to programs like ssh which can run in powershell.

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   • PuTTY is Free and Open SourcePowerShell is also Free and Open Source
   • PuTTY is a Terminal Emulator PowerShell is a Shell
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   Tabby

    133 likes

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

   146 Tabby alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source (MIT)

   Application typeApplication types

   • Terminal Emulator
   • SSH Client

   Origin

   • Ukraine

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Windows
   • Linux

   • Ukraine

   

   

   

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   Tabby vs PowerShell Comments

   Negative comment by anselmus · Jan 28, 2024

   Tabby is a terminal emulator and not a shell.

   Positive comment by Guest · Sep 19, 2019

   Great looking, fast, convenient.

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   • Tabby is Free and Open SourcePowerShell is also Free and Open Source
   • Tabby is a Terminal Emulator PowerShell is a Shell
   • Tabby is Customizable and Privacy focusedPowerShell is not according to our users
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   Cmder

    244 likes

   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...

   45 Cmder alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source (MIT)

   Application typeApplication types

   • Terminal Emulator
   • Shell

   Origin

   • United States

   Platforms

   • Windows
   • clink
   • ConEmu
   • Windows Command Prompt
   • PowerShell

   • United States

   

   

   

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   fish

    124 likes

   Fish is a user-friendly command line shell for UNIX-like operating systems such as Linux

   32 fish alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source

   Application typeApplication types

   • Shell
   • Terminal Emulator

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Windows
   • Linux
   • BSD
   • Rust
   • Linux Mobile

   

   

   

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   iTerm2

    178 likes

   Terminal emulator for macOS enabling split panes, session restoration, advanced customization, search, SSH, automation features, tmux integration, Unicode, mouse support, notifications, inline images, broadcast input, and profile management.

   112 iTerm2 alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source (GPL-2.0)

   Application type

   • Terminal Emulator

   Origin

   • United States

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • iPhone
   • iPad

   • United States

   

   

   

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   ConEmu

    387 likes

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

   80 ConEmu alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source (BSD-3-Clause)

   Application type

   • Terminal Emulator

   Origin

   • Ukraine

   Alerts

   • Discontinued

   Platforms

   • Windows

   • Ukraine

   

   

   

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   Discontinued

   It's no longer updated and no activity in the repository for a long duration. A new app "Cmder" is actively maintained fork.

   ConEmu vs PowerShell Comments

   Negative comment by SamB · Aug 9, 2015

   ConEmu is not a shell, and PowerShell is not a console emulator. I suppose you could argue that PowerShell ISE sort-of is, but that's not the /point/ of PowerShell ISE, so...

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   • ConEmu is Free and Open SourcePowerShell is also Free and Open Source
   • ConEmu is a Terminal Emulator PowerShell is a Shell
   • ConEmu is CustomizablePowerShell is not according to our users
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   KiTTY

    190 likes

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

   130 KiTTY alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source

   Application typeApplication types

   • Terminal Emulator
   • SSH Client

   Origin

   • France
   • EU

   Alerts

   • Discontinued

   Platforms

   • Windows

   • France
   • EU

   

   

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    Nushell

     24 likes

    This project has reached a minimum-viable product level of quality. While contributors dogfood it as their daily driver, it may be unstable for some commands. Future releases will work fill out missing features and improve stability.

    29 Nushell alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application typeApplication types

    • Shell
    • Terminal Emulator

    Origin

    • United States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD

    • United States

    

    

    

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    Nushell vs PowerShell Comments

    Positive comment by Xprt25 · Apr 27, 2026

    Best cross-platform shell!

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    • Nushell is Free and Open SourcePowerShell is also Free and Open Source
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    Hyper

     85 likes

    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.

    121 Hyper alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application typeApplication types

    • Terminal Emulator
    • Shell

    Origin

    • United States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Electron / Atom Shell

    • United States

    

    

    

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    GNOME Terminal

     164 likes

    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.

    90 GNOME Terminal alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    • Terminal Emulator

    Origin

    • United States

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
    • GNOME

    • United States

    

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    WindTerm

     22 likes

    A professional SSH/Telnet/Serial/Shell/Sftp client for DevOps.

    105 WindTerm alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (Apache-2.0)

    Application typeApplication types

    • Terminal Emulator
    • SSH Client

    Origin

    • China

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    • China

    

    

    

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    WindTerm vs PowerShell Comments

    Negative comment by Ovolya · Feb 26, 2025

    Teams do not work powershell.

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    • WindTerm is Free and Open SourcePowerShell is also Free and Open Source
    • WindTerm is a Terminal Emulator PowerShell is a Shell
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    Terminal

     86 likes

    Terminal (also referred to as Terminal.app) is a terminal emulator included in Apple's Mac OS X operating system. It originated in Mac OS X's predecessors, NEXTSTEP and OPENSTEP, and allows the user to interact with the computer through a command line interface.

    129 Terminal alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    • Terminal Emulator

    Origin

    • United States

    Platforms

    • Mac

    • United States

    

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