Tabby Alternatives

Tabby is described as 'Infinitely customizable cross-platform terminal app for local shells, serial, SSH and Telnet connections' and is a very popular terminal emulator in the os & utilities category. There are more than 100 alternatives to Tabby for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Windows, Mac, BSD and iPhone apps. The best Tabby alternative is PuTTY, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Tabby are Ghostty, Termux, Windows Terminal and PowerShell.

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Tabby alternatives are mainly Terminal Emulators, but if you're looking for SSH Clients or Shells you can filter on that. These are just examples - use the filter bar below to find more specific alternatives to Tabby.
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  1. Tilix icon
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    Tilix is a tiling terminal emulator which uses the VTE GTK+ 3 widget with the following features:

    75 Tilix alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  2. xterm icon
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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.

    64 xterm alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD
     
  3. Prompt icon
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    Prompt is the terminal that goes where you do, whether you're on the road or at your desk. With Panic Sync, your servers are available on your iPhone, iPad, and Mac. With Mosh and Eternal Terminal support, you can stay connected even on the most unstable networks.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once or Subscription
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad
     
    • Prompt is the most popular iPhone & iPad alternative to Tabby.

    • Prompt is Paid and ProprietaryTabby is Free and Open Source
  4. Console icon
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    Console is a Windows console window enhancement. Console features include: multiple tabs, text editor-like text selection, different background types, alpha and color-key transparency, configurable font, different window styles.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com
     
  5. Termix icon
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    A modern SSH client and terminal offering an unrivaled SSH and SFTP experience that enhances your productivity without compromising your privacy.

    55 Termix alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad
     
  6. Extraterm icon
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    Extraterm is more than just a traditional terminal emulator. It provides a toolbox for working with your terminal and command line applications, allowing you to capture and reuse previous command output across your terminal sessions, preview images and rich media directly, and...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Cygwin
     
  7. Black Box icon
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    Black Box is a native terminal emulator that offers superb theming options.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
     
  8. Git Bash icon
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    Git for Windows provides a BASH emulation used to run Git from the command line. *NIX users should feel right at home, as the BASH emulation behaves just like the "git" command in LINUX and UNIX environments.

    9 Git Bash alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  9. ConsoleZ icon
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    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

    Application types

    Platforms

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

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Electron / Atom Shell
     
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