Tera Term Alternatives

Apps similar to Tera Term include PuTTY, which is free and open source. Other options are OpenSSH, Windows Terminal, KiTTY and Bitvise SSH Client. You're spoiled for choice with Terminal Emulators like Tera Term: we list more than 50 alternatives for Windows, Linux, Mac, Android and iPhone.

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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

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Linux
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  2. Engineering, testing and debugging of serial communication. Supports RS-232/422/423/485 as well as TCP/IP Client/Server/AutoSocket, UDP/IP Client/Server/PairSocket and USB Ser/HID. Optimized for simple command sets of e.g. embedded systems.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Windows
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  3. 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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Windows
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  4. EasySSH icon
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    A complete, efficient and easy-to-use manager. Create and edit connections, groups, customize the terminal, with multiple instances of the same connection.

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    • Linux
    • elementary OS
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
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  5. Enterprises and government organizations around the world use Tectia SSH Client/Server to secure their most critical IT processes including ad hoc and automated file transfers as well as remote systems administration.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
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  6. Shellngn icon
     3 likes

    Shellngn is a cloud based SSH client with SFTP and Telnet support. Manage your servers anywhere you are, with a professional and feature-rich SSH and SFTP Client.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
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  7. tmiix icon
     2 likes

    Tmiix is a terminal with builtin tmux, ssh and snippets support. Tmiix manages local and remote tmux sessions in a beautiful, intuitive, fast UI.

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    • Mac
    • Linux
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  8. CleverTerm icon
     1 like

    CleverTerm is a program to communicate with devices via RS232, RS422 or RS485 by using a serial port.

    12 CleverTerm alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
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  9. Core Shell icon
     3 likes

    Core Shell is a full-featured terminal with built-in OpenSSH support, focused on managing and login to hosts efficiently.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
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  10. SSH Pilot icon
     4 likes

    Desktop SSH manager featuring a user-friendly graphical interface, integrated terminal, tabbed sessions, port forwarding, secure credential storage, SCP upload, keypair generation, privacy controls, customizable appearance options, and .ssh/config import support.

    64 SSH Pilot alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
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  11. PenguiNet icon
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    You've discovered PenguiNet, the simple all-in-one SSH client for Windows! PenguiNet includes an SCP browser, so that you can easily transfer files with just a few mouse clicks.

    32 PenguiNet alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
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