Termux Alternatives

One of the most popular alternatives to Termux is PuTTY, which is free and open source. Other popular alternatives are Ghostty, Tabby, Windows Terminal and MobaXterm. You're spoiled for choice with Terminal Emulators like Termux: we list more than 100 alternatives for Linux, Mac, Windows, Android and iPhone.

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  1. ReTerminal icon
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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 (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • F-Droid
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  2. Hyper icon
     85 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.

    125 Hyper alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Electron / Atom Shell
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  3. KiTTY icon
     191 likes

    KiTTY is an opensource terminal emulator, forked from PuTTY , that adds many extra features to the original software.

    135 KiTTY alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  4. Tess icon
     17 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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  5. Yakuake icon
     96 likes

    Yakuake is a drop-down (Quake-style) terminal emulator based on KDE Konsole technology. Its design was inspired from consoles in computer games such as Quake which slide down from the top of the screen when a key is pressed, and slide back up when the key is pressed again.

    63 Yakuake alternatives

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    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
    • KDE
    • Flathub
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  6. Terminator icon
     164 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.

    122 Terminator alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
    • GNOME
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  7. Termius icon
     40 likes

    Termius is more than a mere SSH client – it’s a complete command-line solution that’s redefining remote access for sysadmins and network engineers. Securely access Linux or IoT devices and quickly fix issues from the comfort of your couch via laptop or phone.

    109 Termius alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Chrome OS
    • iPad
    • Flathub
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  8. uniTerm icon
     5 likes

    Lightweight all-in-one terminal with over 20 protocols including SSH, RDP, SFTP, and databases, featuring an autonomous AI agent for multi-round shell commands, advanced file transfer, real-time server monitoring, split panes, cloud sync, and multilingual support.

    27 uniTerm alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • Android Tablet
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  9. WezTerm icon
     25 likes

    A GPU-accelerated cross-platform terminal emulator and multiplexer written by @wez and implemented in Rust

    137 WezTerm alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  10. ConnectBot icon
     104 likes

    ConnectBot is a Secure Shell client for the Android platform. Its ultimate goal is to create a secure connection through which you can use a shell on a remote machine and transfer files back and forth to your phone.

    63 ConnectBot alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    • F-Droid
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