Sakura AlternativesTerminal Emulators and other similar apps like Sakura

Sakura is described as 'Terminal emulator based on GTK and VTE. It's a terminal emulator with few dependencies, so you don't need a full GNOME desktop installed to have a decent terminal emulator. Current terminal emulators based on VTE are gnome-terminal, XFCE Terminal, TermIt and' and is a terminal emulator in the os & utilities category. There are more than 50 alternatives to Sakura for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Mac, Windows, BSD and Android apps. The best Sakura alternative is PuTTY, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Sakura are Tabby Terminal, Ghostty, Termux and Windows Terminal.

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sakura is a terminal emulator based on GTK and VTE. It's a terminal emulator with few dependencies, so you don't need a full GNOME desktop installed to have a decent terminal emulator. Current terminal emulators...

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Sakura alternatives page was last updated Dec 27, 2024
  1. PuTTY icon
     1421 likes

    PuTTY is a free and open-source terminal emulator, serial console and network file transfer application. It supports several network protocols, including SCP, SSH, Telnet, rlogin, and raw socket connection. It can also connect to a serial port.

    108 PuTTY alternatives
    PuTTY screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • PortableApps.com
    • ReactOS

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  SSH
    2.  Built-in SSH client
    3.  Telnet client
    4.  Host management
    5.  Graphical User Interface
    6.  Serial terminal
    7.  No registration required
    8.  Support for SFTP
    9.  Portable
    10.  Works Offline
    11.  Logging
    12.  Session Management
    PuTTY iconSakura Icon

    PuTTY VS Sakura

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    • PuTTY is the most popular Windows & Linux alternative to Sakura.

    • PuTTY is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Sakura.

    • PuTTY is Free and Open SourceSakura is also Free and Open Source
    • PuTTY is LightweightSakura is not according to our users
  2. Tabby Terminal icon
     99 likes

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

    98 Tabby Terminal alternatives
    Tabby Terminal screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Properties

    1.  Customizable
    2.  Support for Themes

    Features

    1.  SSH
    2.  Command line interface
    3.  Support for SFTP
    4.  Multiple Servers
    5.  Dark Mode
    6.  Portable
    7.  Serial-port
    8.  Electron based
    9.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    10.  Works Offline
    11.  Ad-free
    12.  Tabbed interface
    Tabby Terminal iconSakura Icon

    Tabby Terminal VS Sakura

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    • Tabby Terminal is the most popular Mac alternative to Sakura.

    • Tabby Terminal is Free and Open SourceSakura is also Free and Open Source
    • Tabby Terminal is CustomizableSakura is not according to our users
  3. Ghostty icon
     28 likes

    Cross-platform terminal emulator balancing speed, platform-native UI, and modern features. Designed for an enhanced interactive CLI environment, offering full standards compliance for seamless integration with shells and CLI tools.

    51 Ghostty alternatives
    Ghostty screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Nix Package Manager
    • Homebrew

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Customizable
    3.  Support for Themes
    4.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Cross-Platform
    2.  GPU Acceleration
    3.  Tabbed interface
    4.  Split-screen view
    5.  Dark Mode
    6.  Syntax Highlighting
    7.  Portable
    8.  Support for scripting
    9.  Ad-free
    10.  No registration required
    11.  No Tracking
    12.  Works Offline
    Ghostty iconSakura Icon

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  4. Termux icon
     97 likes

    Ready to go. Termux works directly with no rooting or setup required. At first start a minimal base system is installed automatically - you decide what to do next.

    99 Termux alternatives
    htop running natively

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • F-Droid
    • zsh
    • Bash

    Termux Features

    1.  Command line interface
    2.  Support for scripting
    3.  No registration required
    4.  Ad-free
    5.  Integrated into iOS
    6.  MD5 signature
    Termux iconSakura Icon

    Termux VS Sakura

    Is Termux a good alternative to Sakura?
     
    • Termux is the most popular Android & Android Tablet alternative to Sakura.

    • Termux is Free and Open SourceSakura is also Free and Open Source
  5. Windows Terminal icon
     78 likes

    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...

    97 Windows Terminal alternatives
    White and dark theme showcase

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Properties

    1.  Support for Themes
    2.  Customizable

    Features

    1.  Tabbed interface
    2.  Multiple shells
    3.  WSL integreation
    4.  Background transparency
    5.  Configured in JSON
    6.  Command line interface
    7.  Support for Keyboard Shortcuts
    8.  Multiple window layouts
    9.  Multi-tabs
    10.  Support for scripting
    11.  Dark Mode
    12.  Ad-free
    Windows Terminal iconSakura Icon

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  6. iTerm2 icon
     167 likes

    iTerm2 is a replacement for Terminal and the successor to iTerm. It works on Macs with macOS 10.10 or newer. iTerm2 brings the terminal into the modern age with features you never knew you always wanted.

    80 iTerm2 alternatives
    By Itself

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Customizable

    Features

    1.  Supports Python
    2.  SSH
    3.  Integrated Search
    4.  Key binding
    5.  Support for scripting
    6.  Multiple Profiles
    7.  Split windows
    8.  Quake-style
    9.  Notifications
    iTerm2 iconSakura Icon

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  7. Cygwin icon
     224 likes

    Cygwin is a Unix-like environment and command-line interface for Microsoft Windows. Cygwin provides native integration of Windows-based applications, data, and other system resources with applications, software tools, and data of the Unix-like environment.

    29 Cygwin alternatives
    Cygwin terminals running on Windows 7

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Cygwin Features

    1.  Command line interface
    2.  Linux on Windows
    3.  SSH
    4.  POSIX-compatible
    5.  ANSI color support
    Cygwin iconSakura Icon

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  8. MobaXterm icon
     218 likes

    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.

    107 MobaXterm alternatives
    MobaXterm tabbed terminal

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Top MobaXterm Features

    1.  X server
    2.  Support for SFTP
    3.  SSH
    4.  Tabbed interface
    5.  Embedded Xserver
    6.  Portable
    7.  RDP Functionality
    8.  Multiple Terminal
    9.  Support for Multiple protocols
    10.  Built-in File Manager
    11. File Explorer icon  Windows Explorer Extension
    12.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    MobaXterm iconSakura Icon

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  9. Alacritty icon
     61 likes

    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.

    80 Alacritty alternatives
    Alacritty screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Support for Themes

    Features

    1.  GPU Support
    2.  No input delay
    3.  Portable
    4.  Command line interface
    5.  Support for scripting
    6.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    Alacritty iconSakura Icon

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  10. Kitty terminal icon
     47 likes

    Kitty ( not to be confused with KiTTY ) is a powerful, cross-platform GPU-based terminal emulator. It offloads rendering to the GPU and uses OpenGL for fast, cross-platform performance with built-in tiling layouts as well as graphic, unicode...

    80 Kitty terminal alternatives
    Kitty terminal screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Support for Themes

    Features

    1.  GPU based
    2.  Font Ligature Support
    3.  Split-screen view
    4.  Command line interface
    5.  Tiling Layouts
    6.  Full keyboard shortcuts
    7.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    8.  Syntax Highlighting
    Kitty terminal iconSakura Icon

    Kitty terminal VS Sakura

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  11. Terminator icon
     163 likes

    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.

    85 Terminator alternatives
    Terminator is running Vim, Bash, and Python side by side.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
    • GNOME

    Properties

    1.  Support for Themes
    2.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Split-screen view
    2.  Function Key Shortcuts
    3.  Tiling Layouts
    4.  Split windows
    5.  Support for Multiple Monitors
    6.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    7.  Multiple Terminal
    Terminator iconSakura Icon

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  12. GNOME Terminal icon
     158 likes

    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.

    68 GNOME Terminal alternatives
    GNOME Terminal screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
    • GNOME

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Command line interface
    2.  Background transparency
    GNOME Terminal iconSakura Icon

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