Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (Apache-2.0)
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- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
China
Tess Alternatives
Apps similar to Tess include Ghostty, which is free and open source. Other options are Tabby, Termux, Windows Terminal and MobaXterm. There's no shortage of Terminal Emulators like Tess, with more than 50 alternatives for Linux, Mac, Windows, iPad and Android.
Alternatives list
129 Terminal alternativesTerminal (also referred to as Terminal.app) is a terminal emulator included in Apple's Mac OS X operating system. It originated in Mac OS X's predecessors, NEXTSTEP and OPENSTEP, and allows the user to interact with the computer through a command line interface.
Cost / License
- Free
- Proprietary
Application type
Platforms
- Mac
United States
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (Apache-2.0)
Application type
Platforms
- Windows
- Mac
- Linux
- Java
Germany
EU
Fast, polished native macOS terminal. Real login shells on a Metal surface (SwiftUI + libghostty), with native windows and tabs, per-tab zoom, find in scrollback, and a color theme catalog. Secure by default: signed and notarized builds, auto-updates via Sparkle, no account, no...
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (MIT)
Application type
Platforms
- Mac
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Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (GPL-3.0)
Application type
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- Linux
- Flathub
- GNOME
- Flatpak
- United States
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Contour is a modern terminal emulator, for everyday use. It is aiming for power users with a modern feature mindset.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (Apache-2.0)
Application type
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Flathub
- Flatpak
- Germany
- EU
94 foot alternativesFast, lightweight and minimalistic Wayland terminal emulator. Supports daemon mode, Sixel, and scrollback search.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (MIT)
Application type
Platforms
- Linux
- Flathub
- Flatpak
58 Guake terminal alternativesGuake is a top-down terminal for Gnome (in the style of Yakuake for KDE, Tilda or the terminal used in Quake). Guake is already package by a number of distribution (among them are Fedora, Debian, Ubuntu or ArchLinux).
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (GPL-2.0)
Application type
Platforms
- Linux
- BSD
France- EU
75 ST - Simple Terminal alternativesst is a simple terminal implementation for X.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Application type
Platforms
- Linux
- BSD
- Germany
- EU
57 Otty alternativesNative GPU-accelerated terminal with keyboard-first design, agent compatibility, Unicode, ligatures, inline images, true color, tabs, panes, splits, session recovery, rich color schemes, real-time notifications, fuzzy search, custom layouts, and quick navigation.
Cost / License
- Free
- Proprietary
Application type
Platforms
- Mac
- China
+6
SecurSSH centralizes SSH credentials, keys, and server access in a zero-knowledge encrypted vault with granular team permissions, live session sharing, and a built-in SFTP manager.
Cost / License
- Freemium
- Proprietary
Application typeApplication types
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- France
- EU
+3
73 Cool Retro Term alternativesTerminal emulator which mimics the look and feel of the old cathode tube screens, designed for eye-candy with lots of graphic options.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Application type
Platforms
- Mac
- Linux
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