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 May 2, 2025
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    A Material Design terminal for Liri OS.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • IT flagItaly
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Qt

    Liri Terminal VS Termux

     
  2. FireSSH icon
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    FireSSH is a free, cross-platform SSH terminal client for Mozilla Firefox. Written entirely in Javascript!

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Waterfox
    • Pale Moon
    • Firefox
    Discontinued

    The extension is not working on Firefox 57 and later. The developer ended support and development of FireSSH. The extension still works on XUL-based Firefox forks like Waterfox icon Waterfox and Pale Moon icon Pale Moon

    FireSSH Features

    1.  Legacy Firefox Addon
    2.  SSH
    3.  Browser-based

    FireSSH VS Termux

     
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    SSH Terminal Emulator by devFluid connects to linux, unix, and other SSH capable devices directly through an SSH2 connection.

    License model

    Platforms

    • Windows

    SSH Terminal Emulator Features

    1.  SSH

    SSH Terminal Emulator VS Termux

     
  4. mRemoteNC icon
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    mRemoteNC is the next stage of mRemote development. mRemote is a full-featured, multi-tab remote connections manager.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Discontinued

    Looking at the project page, on github, it hasn't been updated since 2016.

    mRemoteNC VS Termux

     
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    With SSH Client, you can secure remote servers, protect your data, and strengthen your online presence. SSH Client can seamlessly integrate with iOS and Mac devices for efficient and secure remote management. Fortify your online presence as robust, secure, and efficient.

    License model

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad

    SSH Client Terminal Features

    1.  SSH

    SSH Client Terminal VS Termux

     
  6. svte icon
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    svte is a terminal that is flexible and has a small codebase. Its aim is to be lightweight and fast, while providing nice integration with a modern Linux environment. svte is yet another minimal GTK incarnation of VTE. svte is an alternative to Sakura, Lilyterm, etc.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    Discontinued

    svte VS Termux

     
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    YAET is a terminal emulator built on Xterm.js and Electron. It can interpret escape sequences that allow shell scripts and other programs to write HTML content directly to the terminal, or display content from the web.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • International

    Platforms

    • npm
    • Node.JS
    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Windows
    • BSD

    YAET Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  Electron based
    3.  Integrated Web Browser

    YAET VS Termux

     
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    Rabbit remote control is an open-source, cross-platform, multi-protocol remote control software.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    • Android
    • Android Tablet

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  No Tracking
    2.  No registration required
    3.  Ad-free
    4.  Remote Support
    5.  VNC Viewer
    6.  RDP
    7.  Telnet client
    8.  VNC Support
    9.  SSH
    10.  Support for Remote Control

    Rabbit Remote Control VS Termux

     
  9. DumbTerm icon
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    A stupidly simple web-based terminal emulator, with common tools and Starship enabled (via Docker)!

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  No registration required
    2.  Dark Mode
    3.  Full-Text Search
    4.  Ad-free
    5.  No Tracking
    6. Git icon  Git integration
    7.  Progressive Web App
    8.  Tabbed interface
    9.  Support for Keyboard Shortcuts
    10.  Web-Based
    11.  Protected by Password

    DumbTerm VS Termux

     
    • DumbTerm is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to Termux.

    • DumbTerm is Free and Open SourceTermux is also Free and Open Source
    • DumbTerm is Privacy focusedTermux is not according to our users
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    SmartPack-Kernel Manager is a heavily modified version of Kernel Adiutor developed by Willi Ye. All the credits go to the original developer, not only for his hard work on Kernel Adiutor, but also for being open to open-source community.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Android
    • F-Droid

    SmartPack Kernel Manager Features

    1.  Root required
    2.  Custom Scripts
    3.  Optimization

    SmartPack Kernel Manager VS Termux

     
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    RXVT –our extended virtual terminal– is a terminal emulator for X11. It is a popular replacement for the standard ‘xterm’.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    Discontinued

    Last updated in 2013.

    RXVT VS Termux

     
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    Desktop SSH Session Manager with SFTP, Snippets, and more.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone

    Rayon - Server Monitor Features

    1.  SSH

    Rayon - Server Monitor VS Termux

     
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