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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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. Terra icon

    Terra

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    Terra is a GTK+3.0 based terminal emulator with useful user interface, it also supports multiple terminals with splitting screen horizontally or vertically.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    Discontinued

    Last update on 2013.

    Terra Features

    1.  Multiple Terminal

    Terra VS Termux

     
  2. PAC Manager icon

    PAC Manager

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    PAC is a Perl/GTK Gnome replacement for SecureCRT/Putty/etc... It provides a GUI to configure SSH/Telnet connections: users, passwords, EXPECT regular expressions, macros, etc.

    51 PAC Manager alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • ES flagSpain
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Linux
    PAC Manager screenshot 1
    Discontinued

    The project seems to be no longer developed. Last version, 4.5.5.7, released in November 2015, can be still downloaded from the official website.

    PAC Manager Features

    1.  Tabbed interface
    2.  VNC Support
    3.  RDP
    4.  Support for Multiple protocols
    5.  Group connections
    6.  Gtk
    7.  SSH

    PAC Manager VS Termux

     
  4. Chrome Secure Shell icon

    Chrome Secure Shell

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    Secure Shell is an xterm-compatible terminal emulator and stand-alone ssh client for Chrome. It uses Native-Client to connect directly to ssh servers without the need for external proxies.

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Chrome OS
    • Google Chrome
    Chrome Secure Shell screenshot 1

    Chrome Secure Shell Features

    1.  Integrates with Putty configuration
    2.  SSH
    3.  Secure Copy (SCP)

    Chrome Secure Shell VS Termux

     
  5. Poderosa icon

    Poderosa

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    Poderosa is a tabbed terminal emulator for Windows.

    Against common terminal emulators such as Putty or TeraTerm, Poderosa has following features.

    Tabbed style GUI It is convenient to open multiple connections at the same time. Moreover, you can split the window into panes a.

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • International

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Poderosa supports command-popup feature. This is convenient when you confirm the result of command for a while without scrolling up the buffer.To show the popup menu, press Ctrl+Comma in the shell.

    Poderosa Features

    1.  SSH
    2.  Support for IPv6
    3.  Secure Copy (SCP)
    4.  Support for SFTP

    Poderosa VS Termux

     
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    evilvte

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    VTE based, highly customizable terminal emulator. Features: tabs, tabbar autohide, right click to switch encoding, supports almost all VTE features, build-time configuration

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • International

    Platforms

    • Linux
    version 0.4.7, 2 tabs, right-click menu
    Discontinued

    Last update on 2014.

    evilvte VS Termux

     
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    Terminology

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    Terminology is a terminal emulator for e17.

    What does it do?

    It emulates a slightly extended vt100 with some extensions and bling thrown in.

    Most escapes supported by xterm, rxvt etc. work Xterm 256 color escapes work Backgrounds (bitmap, scalable/vector, animated.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD

    Terminology Features

    1.  Command line interface
    2.  Split tabs

    Terminology VS Termux

     
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    CLIX

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    CLIX ('command line interface for OS X') makes it easy to harness the power of Unix. It becomes both a fish to buy and a series of lessons in how to fish and ultimately a handy way to work.

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    CLIX screenshot 1

    CLIX Features

    1.  Command line interface

    CLIX VS Termux

     
  10. Asbru Connection Manager icon

    Asbru Connection Manager

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    Ásbrú Connection Manager is a user interface that helps organizing remote terminal sessions and automating repetitive tasks.

    15 Asbru Connection Manager alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    Asbru Connection Manager screenshot 1

    Asbru Connection Manager Features

    1.  SSH
    2.  Tabbed interface
    3.  Debian package
    4.  Remote shell
    5.  SSH Tunnel

    Asbru Connection Manager VS Termux

     
  11. ShellCraft icon

    ShellCraft

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    With convenient and powerful user interface, ShellCraft significantly improve your efficiency. ShellCraft implements the standard SSH/Telnet protocol, it can simply connect to various servers. The session management function make you managing sessions easily, connecting to...

    License model

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    ShellCraft screenshot 1

    ShellCraft Features

    1.  Telnet client
    2.  SSH

    ShellCraft VS Termux

     
  12. Putty for Mac icon

    Putty for Mac

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    Putty is one of the Best Terminal Emulators available today. It Supports different types of Network Protocols such as SSH, FTP, SCP, Telnet etc. In Windows it is used as SSH Client to connect to Your Linux server or for some other purpose.

    License model

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
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    Putty for Mac Features

    1.  Session Management
    2.  Xterm emulation
    3.  Secure Copy (SCP)
    4.  SSH
    5.  Host management
    6.  Telnet client

    Putty for Mac VS Termux

     
  13. QuTTY icon

    QuTTY

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    QuTTY is a multi-tabbed, multi-paned SSH/Telnet client with a terminal emulator. The goal is to support advanced features similar to iterm2. Following features are supported.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    QuTTY screenshot 1
    Discontinued

    Last version, 0.8.2 Beta, was released in 2013.

    QuTTY Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  SSH

    QuTTY VS Termux

     
  14. AutoPuTTY icon

    AutoPuTTY

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    AutoPuTTY is a simple connection manager / launcher

    · Manage a server list and connect thru PuTTY, WinSCP, Microsoft Terminal Server and VNC (only VNC 3.3 encryption is supported for passwords yet), · Connect to multiple servers at once using the "Enter" key.

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    AutoPuTTY screenshot 1
    Discontinued

    Last update to this application was 2012. The latest version, 0.24.3, is still available from the official website.

    AutoPuTTY Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  SSH
    3.  Secure Copy (SCP)
    4.  RDP

    AutoPuTTY VS Termux

     
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