Termux Alternatives

Termux is described as 'Access a full Unix environment on Android without rooting. Automate tasks with command-line tools, ssh, and package installs via Apt' and is a very popular terminal emulator in the os & utilities category. There are more than 50 alternatives to Termux for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Windows, Mac, BSD and Android apps. The best Termux alternative is PuTTY, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Termux are iSH, Ghostty, Tabby and Windows Terminal.

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Termux alternatives are mainly Terminal Emulators, but if you're looking for SSH Clients or Shells you can filter on that. Other popular filters include Android + Terminal Emulator and iPhone + Terminal Emulator. These are just examples - use the filter bar below to find more specific alternatives to Termux.
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Access a full Unix environment on Android without rooting. Automate tasks with command-line tools, ssh, and package installs via Apt.

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Termux alternatives page was last updated Apr 19, 2025
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  1. Android Terminal Emulator icon

    Android Terminal Emulator

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    Android-Terminal-Emulator - A VT-100 terminal emulator for the Android OS.

    52 Android Terminal Emulator alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Android
    Android Terminal Emulator screenshot 1
    Discontinued

    Github repository has been archived by the owner on Jan 14, 2022.

    Android Terminal Emulator Features

    1.  Command line interface

    Android Terminal Emulator VS Termux

     
    Comments about Android Terminal Emulator as an Alternative to Termux
    johndoe12
    Positive Feb 4, 2019
    3

    Supports older versions of Android (<5)

    Termux Icon
    Android Terminal Emulator icon

    • Almost everyone thinks Android Terminal Emulator is a great Termux alternative.

    • Android Terminal Emulator is Free and Open SourceTermux is also Free and Open Source
  2. Secure ShellFish icon

    Secure ShellFish

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    Lightning fast SSH terminal with remote file access. No other app fuses your SSH servers and iOS devices as well as Secure ShellFish. Tap Get and see for yourself.

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • DK flagDenmark
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Apple Watch
    Secure ShellFish screenshot 1

    Secure ShellFish Features

    1.  Two-factor Authentication
    2.  Picture in Picture
    3.  Works Offline
    4.  Time-based One-time Password
    5.  SSH
    6.  Support for Keyboard Shortcuts
    7.  MultiTouch

    Secure ShellFish VS Termux

     
  4. Pantheon Terminal icon

    Pantheon Terminal

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    A super lightweight, beautiful, and simple terminal. It's designed to be setup with sane defaults and little to no configuration. It's just a terminal, nothing more, nothing less.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Linux
    Pantheon Terminal running YouTube Music Player mpsyt

    Pantheon Terminal VS Termux

     
  5. MacTerm icon

    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.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    MacTerm screenshot 1

    MacTerm Features

    1.  SSH

    MacTerm VS Termux

     
  6. Opaque icon

    Opaque

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    Opaque is a GPLv3 licensed secure, super fast oVirt, Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization (RHEV), and Proxmox VDI client that allows you to connect graphically to all your virtual machines running in the cloud from anywhere in the world.

    License model

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    Opaque screenshot 1

    Opaque Features

    1.  Screen Sharing
    2.  Dark Mode
    3.  Ad-free
    4.  Desktop Sharing
    5.  Support for Multiple Monitors

    Opaque VS Termux

     
  7. Electerm icon

    Electerm

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    electerm is a terminal/ssh/sftp client(linux, mac, win) based on electron/node-pty/xterm/antd and many other libs, it works like a combination of guake and xshell.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • CN flagChina

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Electron / Atom Shell
    Electerm screenshot 1

    Electerm Features

    1.  Built-in SSH client
    2.  Tabbed interface
    3.  SSH
    4.  Support for SFTP
    5.  Support for FTP
    6.  Dual Pane Support

    Electerm VS Termux

     
  9. Another Term icon

    Another Term

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    SSH / Telnet / UART dongles (USB and Bluetooth) / own PTY client for Android.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Android
    Another Term screenshot 1

    Another Term Features

    1.  Serial terminal
    2.  Bluetooth Support
    3.  Port Forwarding
    4.  SSH

    Another Term VS Termux

     
  10. rxvt-unicode icon

    rxvt-unicode

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    Rxvt-unicode is a highly customizable terminal emulator forked from rxvt. Commonly known as urxvt, rxvt-unicode can be daemonized to run clients within a single process in order to minimize the use of system resources.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    rxvt-unicode screenshot 1

    rxvt-unicode VS Termux

     
  11. NOMone Desktop - Linux and VR icon

    NOMone Desktop - Linux and VR

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    Try our desktop experience running entirely on your smartphone/tablet/smart TV. Phone screen is too small, or just want to work from bed? Try our VR mode!.

    17 NOMone Desktop - Linux and VR alternatives

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    NOMone Desktop - Linux and VR screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Support for Themes
    2.  Lightweight
    3.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Works Offline
    2.  Command line interface
    3.  Ad-free
    4.  No Tracking
    5.  Syntax Highlighting
    6.  Dark Mode
    7.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    8.  Support for scripting
    9.  VR Mode
    10.  Based on Ubuntu
    11.  Desktop Application

    NOMone Desktop - Linux and VR VS Termux

     
    Comments about NOMone Desktop - Linux and VR as an Alternative to Termux
    Noha Ibraheem
    Positive Aug 30, 2023
    0

    A hassle-free one-click Linux installation. No scripts, no vnc, no pulse-audio, it just works.

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    NOMone Desktop - Linux and VR icon
    • NOMone Desktop - Linux and VR is Freemium and ProprietaryTermux is Free and Open Source
    • NOMone Desktop - Linux and VR is Lightweight and Privacy focusedTermux is not according to our users
  12. Tilix icon

    Tilix

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

    70 Tilix alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • CA flagCanada

    Platforms

    • Linux
    Tilix screenshot 1

    Tilix Features

    1.  Split-screen view
    2.  Dropdown terminal

    Tilix VS Termux

     
  13. Extraterm icon

    Extraterm

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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...

    43 Extraterm alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • AU flagAustralia

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Cygwin
    Extraterm screenshot 1

    Extraterm Features

    1.  Tabbed interface
    2.  Split tabs

    Extraterm VS Termux

     
  14. PentestBox icon

    PentestBox

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    PentestBox is an Opensource PreConfigured Portable Penetration Testing Environment for the Windows Operating System that allows users to use it without any virtual machine. It has got maximum of Kali Linux tools in it. And it requires very less space.

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows

    PentestBox Features

    1.  Coding

    PentestBox VS Termux

     
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