pTerm AlternativesTerminal Emulators and other similar apps like pTerm

pTerm is described as 'Provides an SSH, Telnet, and raw TCP client for your iPhone or iPod Touch! It is based on the popular desktop client PuTTY' and is a terminal emulator in the os & utilities category. There are more than 10 alternatives to pTerm for a variety of platforms, including Mac, iPhone, Windows, Linux and iPad apps. The best pTerm alternative is Tabby, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like pTerm are OpenSSH, Hyper, Terminal and WebSSH - SysAdmin Tools.

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

    105 Tabby alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
    • Tabby is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to pTerm.

    • Tabby is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to pTerm.

    • Tabby is Free and Open SourcepTerm is Paid and Proprietary
    • Tabby is Customizable and LightweightpTerm is not according to our users
  2. OpenSSH icon
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    OpenSSH is a free version of the SSH connectivity tools that technical users rely on. OpenSSH encrypts all traffic (including passwords) to effectively eliminate eavesdropping, connection hijacking, and other attacks.

    60 OpenSSH alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • iPhone
    • BSD
    • Cygwin
    • Haiku
     
    • OpenSSH is the most popular iPhone alternative to pTerm.

    • OpenSSH is Free and Open SourcepTerm is Paid and Proprietary
  3. Hyper icon
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    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.

    94 Hyper alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Electron / Atom Shell
     
  4. Terminal icon
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    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.

    100 Terminal alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
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    SSH, SFTP and Port Forwarding!.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad
     
    • WebSSH - SysAdmin Tools is the most popular iPad alternative to pTerm.

    • WebSSH - SysAdmin Tools is Freemium and ProprietarypTerm is Paid and Proprietary
    • WebSSH - SysAdmin Tools is Lightweight and Privacy focusedpTerm is not according to our users
  6. Prompt icon
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    Prompt is the terminal that goes where you do, whether you're on the road or at your desk. With Panic Sync, your servers are available on your iPhone, iPad, and Mac. With Mosh and Eternal Terminal support, you can stay connected even on the most unstable networks.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once or Subscription
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad
     
    • Prompt is the most popular commercial alternative to pTerm.

    • Prompt is Paid and ProprietarypTerm is also Paid and Proprietary
    • Prompt is CustomizablepTerm is not according to our users
  7. upterm icon
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    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

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Electron / Atom Shell
     
  8. TEXTREME icon
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    TEXTREME is a lively, animated text editor with the feel of a retro videogame complete with sounds and game-like visual effects. The screen shakes as you type while particle effects decorate new characters.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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    A terminal emulator for your jailbroken iPhone. With this you can be the daring system administrator, always ready for the action.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • iPhone
     
  10. CLIX icon
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    CLIX ('command line interface for OS X') makes it easy to harness the power of Unix. It becomes both a fish to buy and a series of lessons in how to fish and ultimately a handy way to work.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  11. MidpSSH icon
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    MidpSSH is an SSH and Telnet client for MIDP 1.0 / 2.0 (J2ME) devices such as Java(tm)-capable cellphones and other mobile devices.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Java Mobile
     
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