rxvt-unicode AlternativesTerminal Emulators and other similar apps like rxvt-unicode

rxvt-unicode is described as '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' and is a terminal emulator in the os & utilities category. There are more than 50 alternatives to rxvt-unicode for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Windows, BSD, Mac and Android apps. The best rxvt-unicode alternative is PuTTY, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like rxvt-unicode are Tabby, Termux, Windows Terminal and Cmder.

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  1. PuTTY icon

    PuTTY

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    Free and open-source terminal emulator for connecting to remote systems via SSH, Telnet, and SCP. Portable with no installation required, providing lightweight functionality. Ideal for secure connections with features like command line support and customizable settings. Works offline effortlessly.

    113 PuTTY alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • PortableApps.com
    • ReactOS
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    • PuTTY is the most popular Windows & Linux alternative to rxvt-unicode.

    • PuTTY is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to rxvt-unicode.

    • PuTTY is Free and Open Sourcerxvt-unicode is also Free and Open Source
    • PuTTY is Lightweightrxvt-unicode is not according to our users
  2. Tabby icon

    Tabby

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    Tabby is an infinitely customizable cross-platform terminal app for local shells, serial, SSH and Telnet connections.

    105 Tabby alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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    • Tabby is the most popular Mac alternative to rxvt-unicode.

    • Tabby is Free and Open Sourcerxvt-unicode is also Free and Open Source
    • Tabby is Customizable and Lightweightrxvt-unicode is not according to our users
  4. Termux icon

    Termux

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    Experience a powerful Unix terminal on Android without the need for rooting. Customize with packages via Apt, run command-line tools, SSH, and program in C, Python, and more. Enjoy a full Unix environment with bash, zsh, mouse support, and external display compatibility.

    100 Termux alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • F-Droid
    • zsh
    • GNU Bourne Again SHell
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    • Termux is the most popular Android & Android Tablet alternative to rxvt-unicode.

    • Termux is Free and Open Sourcerxvt-unicode is also Free and Open Source
  5. Windows Terminal icon

    Windows Terminal

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    Windows Terminal is a new, modern, feature-rich, productive terminal application for command-line users. It includes many of the features most frequently requested by the Windows command-line community including support for tabs, rich text, globalization, configurability...

    102 Windows Terminal alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Windows
    White and dark theme showcase
     
  6. Cmder icon

    Cmder

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    Cmder is an open-source replacement for the Windows command-line. It relies on ConEmu , extending it with the power of clink and some great looking defaults including a Monokai color scheme and custom prompt...

    40 Cmder alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • clink
    • ConEmu
    • Windows Command Prompt
    • PowerShell
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  7. ConEmu icon

    ConEmu

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    Windows console emulator with tabs, which presents multiple consoles and simple GUI applications as one customizable GUI window with various features.

    60 ConEmu alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Windows
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  9. MobaXterm icon

    MobaXterm

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    MobaXterm is an enhanced terminal app that brings the advanced features of a Unix-like command-line to Windows. It takes the power of Cygwin and wraps it in a sleek, visual interface that's super easy to use, lightweight and portable.

    114 MobaXterm alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
    MobaXterm tabbed terminal
     
  10. Alacritty icon

    Alacritty

     70 likes
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    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.

    83 Alacritty alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
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  11. Konsole icon

    Konsole

     74 likes
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    Konsole is a terminal to run a command shell. It provides a command line interface for directly controlling your computer.

    70 Konsole alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Flathub
    • KDE
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  12. KiTTY icon

    KiTTY

     189 likes
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    KiTTY is an opensource terminal emulator, forked from PuTTY , that adds many extra features to the original software.

    97 KiTTY alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  13. Terminator icon

    Terminator

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    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.

    88 Terminator alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Linux
    • BSD
    • GNOME
    Terminator is running Vim, Bash, and Python side by side.
     
  14. GNOME Terminal icon

    GNOME Terminal

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    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.

    71 GNOME Terminal alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Linux
    • BSD
    • GNOME
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