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The best Shell alternative to Tilix is Tabby Terminal, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to Tilix and 15 are Shells so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Shell alternatives to Tilix are Termux, Cmder, PowerShell and Hyper.

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Tilix is a tiling terminal emulator which uses the VTE GTK+ 3 widget with the following features:

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Tilix alternatives page was last updated May 12, 2024
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  1. Tabby Terminal icon
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    Tabby Terminal

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

    97 Tabby Terminal alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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    Top Tabby Terminal Features

    1.  SSH
    2.  Command line interface
    3.  Support for SFTP
    4.  Multiple Servers
    5.  Customizable
    6.  Dark Mode
    7.  Serial-port
    8.  Portable
    9.  Support for Themes
    10.  Works Offline
    11.  Ad-free
    12.  Syntax Highlighting
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    Guest

    For windows it is a alternative to Tilix.

    Positive comment •Feb 1, 2023
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    • Tabby Terminal is the most popular Mac alternative to Tilix.

    • Tabby Terminal is Free and Open SourceTilix is also Free and Open Source
    • Tabby Terminal is CustomizableTilix is not according to our users
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    Termux

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    Ready to go. Termux works directly with no rooting or setup required. At first start a minimal base system is installed automatically - you decide what to do next.

    97 Termux alternatives
    htop running natively

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • F-Droid
    • zsh
    • Bash

    Termux Features

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

    • Termux is Free and Open SourceTilix is also Free and Open Source
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    Cmder

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    Cmder is an open-source replacement for the Windows command-line. It relies on ConEmu , extending it with the power of clink and some great looking defaults including a Monokai color scheme and custom prompt...

    38 Cmder alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • clink
    • ConEmu
    • Windows Command Prompt
    • PowerShell
    Vim
    Split View

    Top Cmder Features

    1.  Customizable
    2.  Tabbed interface
    3.  Lightweight
    4.  Command line/bash
    5.  Portable
    6.  Support for Themes
    7.  Ad-free
    8.  No registration required
    9.  Autocompletion
    10.  Windows Explorer Extension
    11.  Command line interface
    12.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
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    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.

    65 PowerShell alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    PowerShell Features

    1.  Support for scripting
    2.  PowerShell Scripting
    3.  Optimized for Windows
    4.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    5.  Autocompletion
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    powershell is alternative to bash or zsh or windows cmd. It's a framework and scripting language and shell, not a terminal which working with some shell

    Negative comment •May 28, 2021
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    • PowerShell is Free and Open SourceTilix is also Free and Open Source
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    Hyper

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    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.

    91 Hyper alternatives
    Splitting terminals

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Electron / Atom Shell
    Windows running WSL
    Windows running Powershell and Oh My Posh
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    Windows running CMD

    Top Hyper Features

    1.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    2.  Command line interface
    3.  Support for Themes
    4.  Electron based
    5.  Split-screen view
    6.  Clean design
    7.  Tiling Panes
    8.  Uses Packages
    9.  Plugin API
    10.  Divisible
    11.  Skinnable
    12.  Customizable
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  7. WindTerm icon
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    WindTerm

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    A professional SSH/Telnet/Serial/Shell/Sftp client for DevOps.

    51 WindTerm alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    WindTerm screenshot 1
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    WindTerm Features

    1.  Support for SFTP
    2.  SSH
    3.  Portable
    4.  X server
    5.  Syntax Highlighting
    6.  Support for Themes
    7.  Lightweight
    8.  Command palette
    9.  Cross-Platform
    10.  Outliner
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  9. Terminal icon
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    Terminal

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    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.

    94 Terminal alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac

    Terminal Features

    1.  Works Offline
    2.  Ad-free
    3.  No registration required
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    xterm

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    The xterm program is a terminal emulator for the X Window System. It provides DEC VT102 and Tektronix 4014 compatible terminals for programs that can't use the window system directly.

    56 xterm alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD
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    upterm

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    A terminal emulator for the 21st century. (formerly) Black Screen is a terminal emulator and interactive shell with auto-completion.

    67 upterm alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Electron / Atom Shell

    upterm Features

    1.  Command line interface
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    Discontinued

    Deprecated since May 20, 2019. Maintainer suggests using Hyper instead.

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    MacTerm

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    MacTerm (was MacTelnet) on OS X is now a complete replacement for Terminal, allowing access to both local and remote applications.

    85 MacTerm alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac

    MacTerm Features

    1.  SSH
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    ZOC

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

    65 ZOC alternatives
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    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    ZOC screenshot 1
    Sample options dialog
    +1
    Keyboard remapping

    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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  14. Termux Monet icon
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    Termux Monet

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    A terminal emulator application for Android 8+ OS extendible by variety of packages, with Monet support and experimental features.

    55 Termux Monet alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Android

    Top Termux Monet Features

    1.  Command line interface
    2.  Dark Mode
    3.  Support for scripting
    4.  Works Offline
    5.  Autocompletion
    6.  No registration required
    7.  Support for Themes
    8.  Lightweight
    9.  Ad-free
    10.  Syntax Highlighting
    11.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
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