SSH Terminal Emulator AlternativesOnly apps categorised as Shells

The best Shell alternative to SSH Terminal Emulator is Termux, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 25 alternatives to SSH Terminal Emulator and six of them are Shells so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Shell alternatives to SSH Terminal Emulator are Terminal, WebSSH - SysAdmin Tools, ConsoleZ and ZOC.

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SSH Terminal Emulator by devFluid connects to linux, unix, and other SSH capable devices directly through an SSH2 connection.

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SSH Terminal Emulator alternatives page was last updated Nov 13, 2023
  1. Termux icon
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    Experience a powerful Unix terminal on Android without the need for rooting. Customize with packages via Apt, run command-line tools, SSH, and program in C, Python, and more. Enjoy a full Unix environment with bash, zsh, mouse support, and external display compatibility.

    99 Termux alternatives
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    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • F-Droid
    • zsh
    • GNU Bourne Again SHell

    Termux Features

    1.  Command line interface
    2.  Support for scripting
    3.  No registration required
    4.  Ad-free
    5.  Integrated into iOS
    6.  MD5 signature
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    • Termux is the most popular Android & Android Tablet alternative to SSH Terminal Emulator.

    • Termux is Free and Open SourceSSH Terminal Emulator is Paid and Proprietary
  2. Terminal icon
     84 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.

    95 Terminal alternatives
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    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac

    Terminal Features

    1.  Works Offline
    2.  Ad-free
    3.  No registration required
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  3. WebSSH - SysAdmin Tools icon
     4 likes

    SSH, SFTP and Port Forwarding!.

    49 WebSSH - SysAdmin Tools alternatives
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    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Support for Themes
    3.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Command line interface
    2.  Ad-free
    3.  No Tracking
    4.  Works Offline
    5.  No registration required
    6.  Dark Mode
    7.  Port Forwarding
    WebSSH - SysAdmin Tools iconSSH Terminal Emulator Icon

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  4. ConsoleZ icon
     27 likes

    console - This is a modified version of Console 2 for a better experience under Windows Vista/7/8 and a better visual rendering.

    74 ConsoleZ alternatives
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    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows

    ConsoleZ Features

    1.  Command line interface
    2.  Tabbed interface
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  5. ZOC icon
     69 likes

    ZOC is a powerful and well-established terminal emulator and telnet client, well known for its outstanding user interface with tabbed multi session support.

    66 ZOC alternatives
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    License model

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows

    ZOC Features

    1.  Support for scripting
    2.  Tabbed interface
    3.  Telnet client
    4.  SSH
    5.  BBS Support
    6.  Binary trace files
    7.  Incoming data as hex dump
    8.  Support for Hotkeys
    9.  Auto Highlighting
    10.  Stream Capture
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  6. Pocketputty icon
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    It is a Windows CE port of famous PuTTY (free, BSD licensed open source SSH terminal for Windows). I started to port PuTTY as a part of my diploma thesis. After quite big success (10.000 downloads during 1st month after release), I decided to polish the code and open the source...

    19 Pocketputty alternatives
    Pocketputty screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Windows Mobile

    Pocketputty Features

    1.  SSH
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