SerialTools Alternatives

SerialTools is described as 'Serial Tools is a set of serial port tools for Mac OS X. Serial ports are usually USB to Serial converters' and is an app. There are eight alternatives to SerialTools for a variety of platforms, including Mac, Linux, Windows, iPhone and BSD apps. The best SerialTools alternative is CoolTerm, which is free. Other great apps like SerialTools are Minicom, goSerial, dterm (terminal emulator) and Zterm.

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  1. 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 Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to SerialTools.

    • CoolTerm is the most popular free alternative to SerialTools.

    • CoolTerm is Free and ProprietarySerialTools is also Free and Proprietary
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    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
     
    • Minicom is the most popular Open Source alternative to SerialTools.

    • Minicom is Free and Open SourceSerialTools is Free and Proprietary
    • Minicom is LightweightSerialTools is not according to our users
  3. 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
     
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    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
     
  5. 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...

    22 Zterm alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
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    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
     
  7. 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
     
    • Get Console is the most popular iPhone & iPad alternative to SerialTools.

    • Get Console is the most popular commercial alternative to SerialTools.

    • Get Console is Paid and ProprietarySerialTools is Free and Proprietary
  8. Serial icon
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    Full-featured serial terminal for the Mac.

    9 Serial alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
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