pqcom Alternatives

pqcom is described as 'Simple and handy serial communication tool written with python and qt' and is an app. There are more than 10 alternatives to pqcom for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Windows, Mac, BSD and Cygwin apps. The best pqcom alternative is CoolTerm, which is free. Other great apps like pqcom are RealTerm, CuteCom, YAT - Yet Another Terminal and Minicom.

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Simple and handy serial communication tool written with python and qt.

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pqcom alternatives page was last updated May 22, 2023
  1. CoolTerm icon
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    CoolTerm is a simple serial port terminal application (no terminal emulation) that is geared towards hobbyists and professionals with a need to exchange data with hardware connected to serial ports such as servo controllers, robotic kits, GPS receivers, microcontrollers, etc.

    25 CoolTerm alternatives
    For Mac

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    CoolTerm Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Serial-port
    3.  ASCII to Hex
    CoolTerm icon

    CoolTerm VS pqcom

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    • CoolTerm is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to pqcom.

    • CoolTerm is the most popular free alternative to pqcom.

    • CoolTerm is Free and Proprietarypqcom is Free and Open Source
  2. RealTerm icon
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    RealTerm is a terminal program specially designed for capturing, controlling and debugging binary and other difficult data streams. It is far better for debugging comms than HyperTerminal. It has no support for dialing modems, BBS, etc. - that is what HyperTerminal does.

    17 RealTerm alternatives
    RealTerm screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows

    RealTerm Features

    1.  Serial-port
    2.  Serial terminal
    3.  Debugging
    4.  Timestamps
    RealTerm icon

    RealTerm VS pqcom

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    • RealTerm is the most popular Open Source alternative to pqcom.

    • RealTerm is Free and Open Sourcepqcom is also Free and Open Source
  3. CuteCom icon
     8 likes

    CuteCom is a graphical serial terminal aimed mainly at hardware developers or other people who need a terminal to talk to their devices.

    18 CuteCom alternatives
    CuteCom screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • FreeBSD

    CuteCom Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Support for Keyboard Shortcuts
    Discontinued

    The project is no longer developed. Last version, 0.22.0, released in June 2009, can be still downloaded from the official website. It does not support terminal type emulation.

    CuteCom icon

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  4. YAT - Yet Another Terminal icon
     7 likes

    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.

    22 YAT - Yet Another Terminal alternatives
    YAT - Yet Another Terminal screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Define your own "send strings"
    2.  Configurable inter-character delay
    3.  Timestamps
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  5.  8 likes

    Minicom is a text-based modem control and terminal emulator program for Unix-like operating systems, originally written by Miquel van Smoorenburg, and modeled after the popular MS-DOS program Telix. Minicom includes a dialing directory, ANSI and VT100 emulation, an (external)...

    17 Minicom alternatives
    Minicom screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Command line interface
    3.  Serial-port

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  6.  3 likes

    dterm is a simple terminal emulator, which doesn’t actually emulate any particular terminal. Mainly, it is designed for use with xterm and friends, which already do a perfectly good emulation, and therefore don’t need any special help; dterm simply provides a means by which...

    15 dterm (terminal emulator) alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Cygwin

    dterm (terminal emulator) Features

    1.  Serial-port

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  7. HTerm icon
     7 likes

    HTerm is a terminal emulator for serial communication.

    20 HTerm alternatives
    HTerm screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux

    HTerm Features

    1.  Portable
    HTerm icon

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  8.  3 likes

    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.

    16 GtkTerm alternatives
    GtkTerm screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux

    GtkTerm Features

    1.  Serial-port

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  9. Zterm icon
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    ZTerm is a terminal emulation program for the Macintosh. In its day, many people used it to connect to Bulletin Board Systems and download files. Now we have the internet. Its still a useful utility for those systems that only offer dialup connections and for connecting to...

    22 Zterm alternatives

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac

    Zterm Features

    1.  Serial terminal
    2.  Driverless
    Zterm icon

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  10.  2 likes

    picocom is a minimal dumb-terminal emulation program. It is ideal for embedded systems since its memory footprint is minimal (less than 20K, when stripped). Apart from being a handy little tool, the source distribution includes a simple, easy to use, and thoroughly documented...

    8 picocom alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux

    picocom Features

    1.  Serial-port

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    HyperTerminal is a terminal emulator capable of connecting to systems through TCP/IP Networks, Dial-Up Modems, and COM ports. Until Windows XP, it is included with the operating system, but, starting from Windows Vista, it has to be bought separately.

    20 HyperTerminal alternatives
    HyperTerminal screenshot 1

    License model

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows

    HyperTerminal VS pqcom

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    • HyperTerminal is the most popular commercial alternative to pqcom.

    • HyperTerminal is Paid and Proprietarypqcom is Free and Open Source
  12. Bray++ Terminal icon
     3 likes

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Bray++ Terminal icon

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