RealTerm Alternatives

RealTerm is described as 'terminal program specially designed for capturing, controlling and debugging binary and other difficult data streams. It is far better for debugging comms than HyperTerminal. It has no support for dialing modems, BBS, etc. - that is what HyperTerminal does' and is a terminal emulator in the os & utilities category. There are more than 10 alternatives to RealTerm for Windows, Linux, Mac and FreeBSD. The best alternative is Tera Term, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like RealTerm are YAT - Yet Another Terminal, CoolTerm, HTerm and CuteCom.

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

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RealTerm

Free • Open Source
Terminal Emulator
Windows

RealTerm is a terminal program specially designed for capturing, controlling and debugging binary and other difficult data...

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Tera Term
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Free • Open Source
Terminal Emulator
SSH Client
Windows
36 alternatives to Tera Term
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.
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YAT - Yet Another Terminal
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Free • Open Source
Terminal Emulator
Windows
21 alternatives to YAT - Yet Another Terminal
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.
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YAT - Yet Another Terminal Features
1. LightweightYAT - Yet Another Terminal consumes less device resources compared to similar apps.
Define your own "send strings"
Configurable inter-character delay
Timestamps
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CoolTerm
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Free • Proprietary
Terminal Emulator
Mac
Windows
Linux
24 alternatives to CoolTerm
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.
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Serial-port
HTerm
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Free • Proprietary
Terminal Emulator
Windows
Linux
20 alternatives to HTerm
HTerm is a terminal emulator for serial communication.
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1. PortableHTerm can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
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CuteCom
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Free • Open Source
Terminal Emulator
Mac
Linux
FreeBSD
18 alternatives to CuteCom
CuteCom is a graphical serial terminal aimed mainly at hardware developers or other people who need a terminal to talk to their devices.
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1. PortableCuteCom can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
Support for Keyboard Shortcuts
Configurable
Discontinued
The project is no longer developed. Last version, 0.22.0, released in June 2009, can be still downloaded from the official website. It does not support terminal type emulation.

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GtkTerm
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Free • Open Source
Terminal Emulator
Linux
16 alternatives to GtkTerm
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.
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Serial-port
Hercules SETUP
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Free Personal • Proprietary
Terminal Emulator
Windows
4 alternatives to Hercules SETUP
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!

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QuteSerial
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Free • Open Source
Windows
Linux
16 alternatives to QuteSerial
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.
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Serial terminal
HyperTerminal
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Paid • Proprietary
Terminal Emulator
Windows
19 alternatives to HyperTerminal
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.

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Bray++ Terminal
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Free • Proprietary
Terminal Emulator
Windows
12 alternatives to Bray++ Terminal
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