ST - Simple Terminal Alternatives

Apps similar to ST - Simple Terminal include Ghostty, which is free and open source. Other options are Tabby, Termux, Windows Terminal and Kitty terminal. You're spoiled for choice with Terminal Emulators like ST - Simple Terminal: we list more than 50 alternatives for Linux, Mac, Windows, Android and iPhone.

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  1. Hyper icon
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    Hyper™ is a beautiful and extensible, cross-platform terminal built on open web standards. It provides an elegant command-line experience that is consistent across all supported platforms which includes macOS, Windows and various Linux distributions like Fedora and Debian.

    121 Hyper alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Electron / Atom Shell
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  2. GNOME Terminal icon
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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.

    90 GNOME Terminal alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
    • GNOME
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  3. Wave Terminal icon
     20 likes

    Wave is an open-source, AI-native terminal built for seamless developer workflows with inline rendering, a modern UI, and persistent sessions.

    92 Wave Terminal alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Windows
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  4. vidrio icon
     6 likes

    A transparent, borderless terminal that lets your desktop show through. Themes restyle its colours and type.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    Platforms

    • Mac
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  5. WezTerm icon
     24 likes

    A GPU-accelerated cross-platform terminal emulator and multiplexer written by @wez and implemented in Rust

    133 WezTerm alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  6. cmux icon
     7 likes

    Native macOS app built on Ghostty. Vertical tabs, notification rings when agents need attention, split panes, and a socket API for automation.

    73 cmux alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Mac
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  7. Terminal icon
     86 likes

    Terminal (also referred to as Terminal.app) is a terminal emulator included in Apple's Mac OS X operating system. It originated in Mac OS X's predecessors, NEXTSTEP and OPENSTEP, and allows the user to interact with the computer through a command line interface.

    129 Terminal alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
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  8. Kuu icon
     7 likes

    Fast, polished native macOS terminal. Real login shells on a Metal surface (SwiftUI + libghostty), with native windows and tabs, per-tab zoom, find in scrollback, and a color theme catalog. Secure by default: signed and notarized builds, auto-updates via Sparkle, no account, no...

    53 Kuu alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    Platforms

    • Mac
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  9. ForceTerm icon
     5 likes

    Fully featured terminal based on JediTerm.

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    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Java
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  10. Ptyxis icon
     7 likes

    Ptyxis is a terminal for GNOME that focuses on ease-of-use in a world of containers.

    80 Ptyxis alternatives

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    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • GNOME
    • Flatpak
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  11. foot icon
     11 likes

    Fast, lightweight and minimalistic Wayland terminal emulator. Supports daemon mode, Sixel, and scrollback search.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
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