Ptyxis Alternatives

Apps similar to Ptyxis include Ghostty, which is free and open source. Other options are Tabby, Termux, Windows Terminal and MobaXterm. Terminal Emulators like Ptyxis are a crowded field, with more than 50 alternatives for Linux, Mac, Windows, iPad and iPhone.

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  1. ReTerminal icon
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    ReTerminal is a sleek, Material 3-inspired terminal emulator designed as a modern alternative to the legacy Jackpal Terminal. Built on Termux's robust TerminalView.

    89 ReTerminal alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • F-Droid
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  2. Terminator icon
     164 likes

    Terminator enables the user to run and manage multiple terminal emulators side-by-side in the same window. The main focus is arranging terminals in a grid. (Tabs is the most common default method, which Terminator also supports.

    120 Terminator alternatives

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    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
    • GNOME
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  3. Tess icon
     17 likes

    Tess is a terminal emulator. It lets you have a full access to your computer, use command line based programs and many more.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
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  4. Hyper icon
     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)

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Electron / Atom Shell
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  5. GNOME Terminal icon
     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

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    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
    • GNOME
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  6. WezTerm icon
     24 likes

    A GPU-accelerated cross-platform terminal emulator and multiplexer written by @wez and implemented in Rust

    133 WezTerm alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  7. Yakuake icon
     96 likes

    Yakuake is a drop-down (Quake-style) terminal emulator based on KDE Konsole technology. Its design was inspired from consoles in computer games such as Quake which slide down from the top of the screen when a key is pressed, and slide back up when the key is pressed again.

    61 Yakuake alternatives

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    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
    • KDE
    • Flathub
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  8. Termora icon
     10 likes

    Termora is developed using Kotlin/JVM and partially implements the XTerm protocol (with ongoing improvements). Its ultimate vision is to achieve full platform support (including Android, iOS, and iPadOS) through Kotlin Multiplatform.

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Homebrew
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  9. Terminal icon
     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

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    Platforms

    • Mac
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  10. 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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