RealTerm AlternativesTerminal Emulators and other similar apps like RealTerm

RealTerm has been discontinued. Similar apps include CoolTerm, which is free. Other options are Tera Term, CuteCom, YAT - Yet Another Terminal and GtkTerm. You can choose from more than 10 Terminal Emulators like RealTerm for Windows, Linux and Mac.

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  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.

    26 CoolTerm alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  2. Tera Term icon
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    Tera Term (Pro) is a free software terminal emulator (communication program) for MS-Windows. It supports VT100 emulation, telnet connection, serial port connection, and so on.

    51 Tera Term alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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

    19 CuteCom alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Linux
    • FreeBSD
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  4. 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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Windows
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    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.

    17 GtkTerm alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Linux
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  6. SerialTool icon
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    Serial Port Communication software ideal for COM communication. Multiplatform utility running on Windows, MacOS and Linux. It is completely free.

    16 SerialTool alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  7. HTerm icon
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    HTerm is a terminal emulator for serial communication.

    21 HTerm alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
    • Linux
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  8. Hercules SETUP utility is a useful serial port terminal (RS-485 or RS-232), UDP/IP terminal and TCP/IP Client Server terminal. It was created for HW group internal use only, but today its includes many functions in one utility and its Freeware!

    5 Hercules SETUP alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
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  9. 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.

    21 HyperTerminal alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
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  10. Terminal home page.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
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  11. WhippyTerm icon
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    WhippyTerm is a modern GUI based terminal program. It was designed to have a modern UI and to run on modern OS's like Windows and Linux. It also has a number of unique features such as bookmarks, built in hex dumps, extending through plugins, and native support for binary...

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    • Windows
    • Linux
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  12.  QuteSerial icon
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    QuteSerial is a RS232 terminal in the veins of minicom, hyperterminal, and br@y's Terminal.exe. It allows you to access a old-fashioned RS232 (serial) port and display the received data in either a Hex or ASCII format.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
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