Free Core Shell AlternativesTerminal Emulators & SSH Clients like Core Shell

Alternatives list

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   PuTTY

    1449 likes

   Free and open-source terminal emulator for connecting to remote systems via SSH, Telnet, and SCP. Portable with no installation required, providing lightweight functionality. Ideal for secure connections with features like command line support and customizable settings. Works offline effortlessly.

   114 PuTTY alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source

   Application types

   • Terminal Emulator
   • SSH Client

   Origin

   • United Kingdom

   Platforms

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

   

   

   

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

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

   • PuTTY is Free and Open SourceCore Shell is Freemium and Proprietary
   • PuTTY is LightweightCore Shell is not according to our users
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   Tabby

    117 likes

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

   106 Tabby alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source

   Application type

   • Terminal Emulator

   Origin

   • Ukraine

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Windows
   • Linux

   

   

   

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   • Tabby is the most popular Mac alternative to Core Shell.

   • Tabby is Free and Open SourceCore Shell is Freemium and Proprietary
   • Tabby is Customizable and LightweightCore Shell is not according to our users
4. 

   

   OpenSSH

    384 likes

   OpenSSH is a free version of the SSH connectivity tools that technical users rely on. OpenSSH encrypts all traffic (including passwords) to effectively eliminate eavesdropping, connection hijacking, and other attacks.

   60 OpenSSH alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source

   Application type

   • SSH Client

   Origin

   • Canada

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Windows
   • Linux
   • iPhone
   • BSD
   • Cygwin
   • Haiku

   

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   • OpenSSH is the most popular iPhone alternative to Core Shell.

   • OpenSSH is Free and Open SourceCore Shell is Freemium and Proprietary
5. 

   

   Windows Terminal

    93 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...

   103 Windows Terminal alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source

   Application types

   • Terminal Emulator
   • SSH Client

   Origin

   • United States

   Platforms

   • Windows

   

   

   

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   MobaXterm

    227 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.

   115 MobaXterm alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Freemium
   • Proprietary

   Application types

   • Terminal Emulator
   • SSH Client

   Origin

   • France
   • EU

   Platforms

   • Windows

   

   

   

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7. 

   

   mRemoteNG

    226 likes

   Manage remote connections efficiently with this open-source tool, featuring a tabbed interface supporting RDP, VNC, SSH, Telnet, HTTP, and more protocols, without any ads.

   85 mRemoteNG alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source

   Application type

   • Remote Desktop Tool

   Platforms

   • Windows

   

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9. 

   

   Kitty terminal

    57 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...

   84 Kitty terminal alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source

   Application type

   • Terminal Emulator

   Origin

   • Canada

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Linux

   

   

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10. 

    

    iTerm2

     173 likes

    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

    • Terminal Emulator

    Origin

    • United States

    Platforms

    • Mac

    

    

    

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    KiTTY

     189 likes

    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

    Application types

    • Terminal Emulator
    • SSH Client

    Origin

    • France
    • EU

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows

    

    

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    Hyper

     81 likes

    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.

    96 Hyper alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    • Terminal Emulator
    • Shell

    Origin

    • United States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Electron / Atom Shell

    

    

    

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    WezTerm

     20 likes

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

    101 WezTerm alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    • Terminal Emulator

    Origin

    • United States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    

    

    

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    Termora

     8 likes

    Termora is developed using Kotlin/JVM and partially implements the XTerm protocol (with ongoing improvements). Its ultimate vision is to achieve full platform support (including Android, iOS, and iPadOS) through Kotlin Multiplatform.

    58 Termora alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    • Terminal Emulator

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Homebrew

    

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