QTerminal AlternativesOnly apps categorised as Terminal Emulators

The best Terminal Emulator alternative to QTerminal is Alacritty, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 10 alternatives to QTerminal and 18 are Terminal Emulators so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Terminal Emulator alternatives to QTerminal are Terminator, GNOME Terminal, Konsole and Terminal.

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QTerminal

Terminal Emulator
Free • Open Source

QT-based multitab terminal emulator.

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QTerminal alternatives page was last updated May 22, 2024

Alacritty
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.
74 Alacritty alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application type
- Terminal Emulator
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- BSD
Alacritty Features
1. Lightweight
2. GPU Support
3. Optimal performance
4. No input delay
5. Portable
6. Command line interface
7. Support for scripting
8. Support for Themes
9. Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
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- Alacritty is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to QTerminal.
- Alacritty is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to QTerminal.
- Alacritty is Free and Open SourceQTerminal is also Free and Open Source

Terminator
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.
82 Terminator alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application type
- Terminal Emulator
Platforms
- Linux
- BSD
- GNOME
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Terminator Features
1. Split-screen view
2. Support for Themes
3. Function Key Shortcuts
4. Tiling Layouts
5. Lightweight
6. Support for Multiple Monitors
7. Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
8. Split windows
9. Multiple Terminal
10. Configurable
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GNOME Terminal
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.
65 GNOME Terminal alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application type
- Terminal Emulator
Platforms
- Linux
- BSD
- GNOME
GNOME Terminal Features
Command line interface
Lightweight
Background transparency
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Konsole
Konsole is a terminal to run a command shell. It provides a command line interface for directly controlling your computer.
60 Konsole alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application type
- Terminal Emulator
Platforms
- Linux
- BSD
- Flathub
- KDE
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Konsole Features
1. Multi-tabs
2. Customizable
3. Dual Pane Support
4. Lightweight
5. Support for Themes
6. Color Palette
7. Tiling Layouts
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Terminal
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.
92 Terminal alternatives
License model
- Free • Proprietary
Application types
- Terminal Emulator
- Shell
Platforms
- Mac
Terminal Features
Works Offline
Ad-free
No registration required
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xterm
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.
54 xterm alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application types
- Terminal Emulator
- Shell
Platforms
- Mac
- Linux
- BSD
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Xfce4-Terminal
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.
53 Xfce4-Terminal alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application type
- Terminal Emulator
Platforms
- Linux
- BSD
- Xfce
Xfce4-Terminal Features
1. Lightweight
2. Command line interface
3. Tabbed interface
4. Dropdown terminal
5. Ad-free
6. No registration required
7. Works Offline
8. Dark Mode
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foot
Fast, lightweight and minimalistic Wayland terminal emulator. Supports daemon mode, Sixel, and scrollback search.
63 foot alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application type
- Terminal Emulator
Platforms
- Linux
foot Features
Lightweight
Minimalistic
Configurable
Wayland Support
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Black Box
Black Box is a native terminal emulator that offers superb theming options.
28 Black Box alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application type
- Terminal Emulator
Platforms
- Linux
Black Box Features
Terminal-based
Gtk
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Tilix
Tilix is a tiling terminal emulator which uses the VTE GTK+ 3 widget with the following features:
63 Tilix alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application type
- Terminal Emulator
Platforms
- Linux
Tilix Features
Split-screen view
Dropdown terminal
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Extraterm
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...
38 Extraterm alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application type
- Terminal Emulator
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Cygwin
Extraterm Features
Tabbed interface
Split tabs
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rxvt-unicode
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.
60 rxvt-unicode alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application type
- Terminal Emulator
Platforms
- Mac
- Linux
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