Serial Alternatives

Serial is described as 'Full-featured serial terminal for the Mac' and is an app in the development category. There are nine alternatives to Serial for Mac, Windows, Linux, iPhone and iPad. The best Serial alternative is iTerm2, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Serial are KiTTY, CoolTerm, Prompt and goSerial.

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  1. iTerm2 icon
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    Terminal emulator for macOS enabling split panes, session restoration, advanced customization, search, SSH, automation features, tmux integration, Unicode, mouse support, notifications, inline images, broadcast input, and profile management.

    86 iTerm2 alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
    • iTerm2 is the most popular Mac alternative to Serial.

    • iTerm2 is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Serial.

    • iTerm2 is Free and Open SourceSerial is Paid and Proprietary
    • iTerm2 is Customizable and LightweightSerial is not according to our users
  2. KiTTY icon
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    KiTTY is an opensource terminal emulator, forked from PuTTY , that adds many extra features to the original software.

    99 KiTTY alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
    • KiTTY is the most popular Windows alternative to Serial.

    • KiTTY is Free and Open SourceSerial is Paid and Proprietary
    • KiTTY is LightweightSerial is not according to our users
  3. 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.

    25 CoolTerm alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
    • CoolTerm is the most popular Linux alternative to Serial.

    • CoolTerm is Free and ProprietarySerial is Paid and Proprietary
  4. Prompt icon
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    Prompt is the terminal that goes where you do, whether you're on the road or at your desk. With Panic Sync, your servers are available on your iPhone, iPad, and Mac. With Mosh and Eternal Terminal support, you can stay connected even on the most unstable networks.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once or Subscription
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad
     
    • Prompt is the most popular iPhone & iPad alternative to Serial.

    • Prompt is the most popular commercial alternative to Serial.

    • Prompt is Paid and ProprietarySerial is also Paid and Proprietary
    • Prompt is CustomizableSerial is not according to our users
  5. goSerial icon
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    A Universal Binary for simple serial terminal emulation. Note: Does not support VT terminal type emulation.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  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.

    14 SerialTool alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  7. Zterm icon
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    ZTerm is a terminal emulation program for the Macintosh. In its day, many people used it to connect to Bulletin Board Systems and download files. Now we have the internet. Its still a useful utility for those systems that only offer dialup connections and for connecting to...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
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    Serial Tools is a set of serial port tools for Mac OS X. Serial ports are usually USB to Serial converters.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  9. Get Console icon
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    Get Console is the first ipad and iphone serial port terminal application providing serial terminal connectivity without jailbreaking. The app store description advises it works on network devices, but offers a standard VT100 emulation.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • iPad
     
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