Terminal AlternativesTop Terminal Emulators and other similar apps like Terminal

Terminal is described as '(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' and is a popular terminal emulator in the os & utilities category. There are more than 100 alternatives to Terminal for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Windows, Mac, BSD and Android apps. The best Terminal alternative is PuTTY, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Terminal are Ghostty, Tabby, Termux and Windows Terminal.

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  1. PuTTY icon

    PuTTY

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    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

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • PortableApps.com
    • ReactOS
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    Comments about PuTTY as an Alternative to Terminal
    shaunhenderson
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    This is only for Telnet/SSH

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

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

    • PuTTY is Free and Open SourceTerminal is Free and Proprietary
    • PuTTY is LightweightTerminal is not according to our users
  2. Ghostty icon

    Ghostty

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    Cross-platform terminal emulator balancing speed, platform-native UI, and modern features. Designed for an enhanced interactive CLI environment, offering full standards compliance for seamless integration with shells and CLI tools.

    57 Ghostty alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Nix Package Manager
    • Homebrew
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    • Ghostty is the most popular Mac alternative to Terminal.

    • Ghostty is Free and Open SourceTerminal is Free and Proprietary
    • Ghostty is Customizable, Lightweight and Privacy focusedTerminal is not according to our users
  4. Tabby icon

    Tabby

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

    105 Tabby alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  5. Termux icon

    Termux

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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.

    100 Termux alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • F-Droid
    • zsh
    • GNU Bourne Again SHell
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    • Termux is the most popular Android & Android Tablet alternative to Terminal.

    • Termux is Free and Open SourceTerminal is Free and Proprietary
  6. Windows Terminal icon

    Windows Terminal

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    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...

    102 Windows Terminal alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  7. iTerm2 icon

    iTerm2

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    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.

    84 iTerm2 alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
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    Guest
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    Cleaner interface, endless customisation with oh-my-zsh, works perfectly.

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    iTerm2's UI is more clean and intuitive, but it still allows for more power and customization than the default terminal.

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    • Almost everyone thinks iTerm2 is a great Terminal alternative.

    • iTerm2 is Free and Open SourceTerminal is Free and Proprietary
    • iTerm2 is Customizable and LightweightTerminal is not according to our users
  9. PowerShell icon

    PowerShell

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    PowerShell (including Windows PowerShell and PowerShell Core) is a task automation and configuration management framework from Microsoft, consisting of a command-line shell and associated scripting language built on the .NET Framework.

    68 PowerShell alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Snapcraft
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  10. ConEmu icon

    ConEmu

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    Windows console emulator with tabs, which presents multiple consoles and simple GUI applications as one customizable GUI window with various features.

    60 ConEmu alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  11. MobaXterm icon

    MobaXterm

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    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.

    114 MobaXterm alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  12. Kitty terminal icon

    Kitty terminal

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    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...

    83 Kitty terminal alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
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  13. Alacritty icon

    Alacritty

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    Alacritty is a blazing fast, GPU accelerated terminal emulator. It’s written in Rust and uses OpenGL for rendering to be the fastest terminal emulator available. Alacritty is available on GitHub in source form.

    83 Alacritty alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
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  14. ReTerminal icon

    ReTerminal

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    ReTerminal is a sleek, Material 3-inspired terminal emulator designed as a modern alternative to the legacy Jackpal Terminal. Built on Termux's robust TerminalView.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • F-Droid
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