SerialTool Alternatives

SerialTool is described as 'Serial Port Communication software ideal for COM communication. Multiplatform utility running on Windows, MacOS and Linux. It is completely free' and is an app. There are more than 10 alternatives to SerialTool for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux, iPhone and BSD apps. The best SerialTool alternative is Serial Port Monitor. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try CoolTerm or Tera Term. Other great apps like SerialTool are RealTerm, Minicom, CuteCom and SerialMon.

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  1. Serial Port Monitor icon

    Serial Port Monitor

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    Displays, logs, and analyzes serial data from RS232/422/485 ports in real-time, features terminal emulation, customizable interface, advanced configuration, monitoring filters, session save and reload, data format switching, and detailed I/O control code recording.

    10 Serial Port Monitor alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Serial Port Monitor screenshot 1
     

    • Serial Port Monitor is the most popular Windows alternative to SerialTool.

    • Serial Port Monitor is the most popular commercial alternative to SerialTool.

    • Serial Port Monitor is Paid and ProprietarySerialTool is Free and Proprietary
  2. CoolTerm icon

    CoolTerm

     10 likes

    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
    For Mac
     

    • CoolTerm is the most popular Mac & Linux alternative to SerialTool.

    • CoolTerm is the most popular free alternative to SerialTool.

    • CoolTerm is Free and ProprietarySerialTool is also Free and Proprietary
  4. Tera Term icon

    Tera Term

     17 likes

    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.

    42 Tera Term alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Tera Term screenshot 1
     

    • Tera Term is the most popular Open Source alternative to SerialTool.

    • Tera Term is Free and Open SourceSerialTool is Free and Proprietary
    • Tera Term is LightweightSerialTool is not according to our users
  5. RealTerm icon

    RealTerm

     13 likes

    RealTerm is a 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.

    18 RealTerm alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    RealTerm screenshot 1
     

  6. Minicom

     9 likes

    Minicom is a text-based modem control and terminal emulator program for Unix-like operating systems, originally written by Miquel van Smoorenburg, and modeled after the popular MS-DOS program Telix. Minicom includes a dialing directory, ANSI and VT100 emulation, an (external)...

    18 Minicom alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
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  7. CuteCom icon

    CuteCom

     8 likes

    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

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • FreeBSD
    CuteCom screenshot 1
     
  9. SerialMon icon

    SerialMon

     1 like

    Monitors RS232 communication thru software or with simple hardware. Protocol analyzer for ABB RP570, ABB SPA-bus and NMEA 0183 protocol.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Main window, with no protocol decoder selected.
     
  10. goSerial icon

    goSerial

     1 like

    A Universal Binary for simple serial terminal emulation. Note: Does not support VT terminal type emulation.

    8 goSerial alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    goSerial screenshot 1
     

  11. dterm (terminal emulator)

     3 likes

    dterm is a simple terminal emulator, which doesn’t actually emulate any particular terminal. Mainly, it is designed for use with xterm and friends, which already do a perfectly good emulation, and therefore don’t need any special help; dterm simply provides a means by which...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Cygwin
     
  12. Zterm icon

    Zterm

     4 likes

    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...

    22 Zterm alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
     

  13. Terminal by Bra@y++

     1 like

    Terminal is a simple serial port (COM) terminal emulation program. It can be used for communication with different devices such as modems, routers, embedded uC systems, GSM phones,... It is very useful debugging tool for serial communication applications.

    6 Terminal by Bra@y++ alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Terminal by Bra@y++ screenshot 1
     
  14. QuteSerial icon

    QuteSerial

     1 like

    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
    QuteSerial screenshot 1
     
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