Terminal Alternatives for Linux

Terminal is not available for Linux but there are plenty of alternatives that runs on Linux with similar functionality. The best Linux alternative is PuTTY, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to Terminal and loads of them are available for Linux so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Linux alternatives to Terminal are Ghostty, Tabby, PowerShell and Kitty terminal.

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  1. PuTTY icon

    PuTTY

     1451 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.

    115 PuTTY alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • PortableApps.com
    • ReactOS
    • Flathub
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    Comments about PuTTY as an Alternative to Terminal
    shaunhenderson
    Negative
    0

    This is only for Telnet/SSH

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

    Ghostty

     61 likes

    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.

    58 Ghostty alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Nix Package Manager
    • Homebrew
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  4. Tabby icon

    Tabby

     119 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 (MIT)

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  5. PowerShell icon

    PowerShell

     200 likes

    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 (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Snapcraft
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  6. Kitty terminal icon

    Kitty terminal

     58 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...

    85 Kitty terminal alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
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  7. Alacritty icon

    Alacritty

     70 likes

    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.

    85 Alacritty alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
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  9. Konsole icon

    Konsole

     75 likes

    Konsole is a terminal to run a command shell. It provides a command line interface for directly controlling your computer.

    72 Konsole alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Flathub
    • KDE
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  10. Terminator icon

    Terminator

     166 likes

    Terminator enables the user to run and manage multiple terminal emulators side-by-side in the same window. The main focus is arranging terminals in a grid. (Tabs is the most common default method, which Terminator also supports.

    90 Terminator alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
    • GNOME
    Terminator is running Vim, Bash, and Python side by side.
     
  11. Warp Terminal icon

    Warp Terminal

     25 likes

    Warp is a blazingly fast, Rust-based terminal that makes you and your team more productive at coding and DevOps.

    47 Warp Terminal alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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    Comments about Warp Terminal as an Alternative to Terminal
    shaunhenderson
    Positive
    0

    This is a good alternative

    Warp Terminal icon
    Warp Terminal icon
    • Warp Terminal is Freemium and ProprietaryTerminal is Free and Proprietary
    • Warp Terminal is LightweightTerminal is not according to our users
  12. GNOME Terminal icon

    GNOME Terminal

     161 likes

    GNOME Terminal is a terminal emulator for the GNOME desktop environment written by Havoc Pennington and others. Terminal emulators allow users to execute commands using a real UNIX shell while remaining on their graphical desktop.

    73 GNOME Terminal alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
    • GNOME
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  13. Tess icon

    Tess

     16 likes

    Tess is a terminal emulator. It lets you have a full access to your computer, use command line based programs and many more.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
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  14. Hyper icon

    Hyper

     83 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 (MIT)

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Electron / Atom Shell
    Splitting terminals
     
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