QTerminal Alternatives

QTerminal is described as 'QT-based multitab terminal emulator' and is a terminal emulator in the os & utilities category. There are more than 10 alternatives to QTerminal for a variety of platforms, including Linux, BSD, Mac, Windows and KDE apps. The best QTerminal alternative is GNOME Terminal, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like QTerminal are Terminator, Alacritty, Konsole and Terminal.

QTerminal alternatives are mainly Terminal Emulators but may also be Shells. Filter by these if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of QTerminal.

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QTerminal

Free • Open Source
Terminal Emulator

QT-based multitab terminal emulator.

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GNOME Terminal
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Free • Open Source
Terminal Emulator
Linux
BSD
GNOME
60 GNOME Terminal alternatives
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.[
- - GNOME Terminal is the most popular Linux alternative to QTerminal.
- - GNOME Terminal is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to QTerminal.
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GNOME Terminal Features
1. Command line interfaceGNOME Terminal either have CLI support or is a CLI-only app.
2. LightweightGNOME Terminal consumes less device resources compared to similar apps.
Background transparency
Terminator
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Free • Open Source
Terminal Emulator
Linux
BSD
77 Terminator alternatives
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.
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Terminator Features
1. Support for ThemesYou can use themes and templates to change the look and feel of Terminator.
2. Support for Multiple MonitorsTerminator supports the use of multiple displays.
3. Extensible by Plugins/ExtensionsTerminator can be extended with add-ons, plugins and extensions.
Split-screen view
Split windows
Multiple Terminal
Configurable
Function Key Shortcuts
Tiling Layouts
Alacritty
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Free • Open Source
Terminal Emulator
Mac
Windows
Linux
BSD
70 Alacritty alternatives
Alacritty is a blazing fast, GPU accelerated terminal emulator. It’s written in Rust and uses OpenGL for rendering to be the fastest terminal emulator available. Alacritty is available on GitHub in source form.
- - Alacritty is the most popular Windows & Mac alternative to QTerminal.
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Alacritty Features
1. LightweightAlacritty consumes less device resources compared to similar apps.
2. Command line interfaceAlacritty either have CLI support or is a CLI-only app.
GPU Support
Optimal performance
No input delay
Konsole
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Free • Open Source
Terminal Emulator
Linux
BSD
55 Konsole alternatives
Konsole is a free terminal emulator part of the KDE applications. It features: Tabbed terminals; Tab titles; Translucent backgrounds; Split-view mode; Directory and SSH bookmarking; Customizable color schemes; Customizable key bindings; Notifications about silence or activity in...
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Konsole Features
1. LightweightKonsole consumes less device resources compared to similar apps.
2. Support for ThemesYou can use themes and templates to change the look and feel of Konsole.
Multi-tabs
Customizable
Dual Pane Support
Color Palette
Tiling Layouts
Terminal
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Free • Proprietary
Terminal Emulator
Shell
Mac
81 Terminal alternatives
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.
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Xfce4-Terminal
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Free • Open Source
Terminal Emulator
Linux
BSD
Xfce
48 Xfce4-Terminal alternatives
Xfce Terminal is a lightweight and easy to use terminal emulator application with many advanced features including drop down, tabs, unlimited scrolling, full colors, fonts, transparent backgrounds, and more.
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Xfce4-Terminal Features
1. LightweightXfce4-Terminal consumes less device resources compared to similar apps.
2. Command line interfaceXfce4-Terminal either have CLI support or is a CLI-only app.
Tabbed interface
Dropdown terminal
Tilix
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Free • Open Source
Terminal Emulator
Linux
59 Tilix alternatives
Tilix is a tiling terminal emulator which uses the VTE GTK+ 3 widget with the following features:
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Tilix Features
Split-screen view
Dropdown terminal
xterm
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Free • Open Source
Terminal Emulator
Shell
Mac
Linux
BSD
49 xterm alternatives
The xterm program is a terminal emulator for the X Window System. It provides DEC VT102 and Tektronix 4014 compatible terminals for programs that can't use the window system directly.
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foot
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Free • Open Source
Terminal Emulator
Linux
59 foot alternatives
Fast, lightweight and minimalistic Wayland terminal emulator. Supports daemon mode, Sixel, and scrollback search.
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foot Features
1. Lightweightfoot consumes less device resources compared to similar apps.
Minimalistic
Configurable
Wayland Support
Add a screenshot
Extraterm
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Free • Open Source
Terminal Emulator
Mac
Windows
Linux
Cygwin
36 Extraterm alternatives
Extraterm is more than just a traditional terminal emulator. It provides a toolbox for working with your terminal and command line applications, allowing you to capture and reuse previous command output across your terminal sessions, preview images and rich media directly, and...
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Extraterm Features
Tabbed interface
Split tabs
LXTerminal
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Free • Open Source
Terminal Emulator
Linux
BSD
54 LXTerminal alternatives
LXTerminal is the standard terminal emulator of LXDE. The terminal is a desktop-independent VTE-based terminal emulator for LXDE without any unnecessary dependency.
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rxvt-unicode
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Free • Open Source
Terminal Emulator
Mac
Linux
60 rxvt-unicode alternatives
Rxvt-unicode is a highly customizable terminal emulator forked from rxvt. Commonly known as urxvt, rxvt-unicode can be daemonized to run clients within a single process in order to minimize the use of system resources.
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QTerminal Alternatives

GNOME Terminal Features

Terminator Features

Alacritty Features

Konsole Features

Xfce4-Terminal Features

Tilix Features

foot Features

Extraterm Features