Tera Term Alternatives for Mac

Tera Term is not available for Mac but there are plenty of alternatives that runs on macOS with similar functionality. The best Mac alternative is OpenSSH, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 25 alternatives to Tera Term and 15 are available for Mac so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Mac alternatives to Tera Term are SecureCRT, Royal TSX, Termix and CoolTerm.

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Tera Term alternatives are mainly Terminal Emulators but may also be SSH Clients or Remote Desktop Tools.  Filter by these or use the filter bar below if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of Tera Term.
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Tera Term (Pro) is a free software terminal emulator (communication program) for MS-Windows. It supports VT100 emulation, telnet connection, serial port connection, and so on.

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Tera Term alternatives page was last updated Mar 20, 2024
  1. Core Shell icon
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    Core Shell is a full-featured terminal with built-in OpenSSH support, focused on managing and login to hosts efficiently.

    45 Core Shell alternatives
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    • FreemiumProprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac

    Core Shell Features

    1.  SSH
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  2. Putty for Mac icon
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    Putty is one of the Best Terminal Emulators available today. It Supports different types of Network Protocols such as SSH, FTP, SCP, Telnet etc. In Windows it is used as SSH Client to connect to Your Linux server or for some other purpose.

    79 Putty for Mac alternatives
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    Platforms

    • Mac

    Putty for Mac Features

    1.  Session Management
    2.  Xterm emulation
    3.  Secure Copy (SCP)
    4.  SSH
    5.  Host management
    6.  Telnet client
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  3. Truck icon
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    Still using FTP? Truck hauls data 30x faster thanks to its modern rsync engine (included) which compresses, de-duplicates and encrypts – giving significantly higher performance and security, right from the first transfer.

    117 Truck alternatives
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    Platforms

    • Mac

    Truck Features

    1.  Drag and Drop
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