Wave is an open-source, AI-native terminal built for seamless developer workflows with inline rendering, a modern UI, and persistent sessions.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (Apache-2.0)
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Platforms
- Mac
- Linux
- Windows
United States
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tilda Alternatives
tilda has been discontinued. Similar apps include PuTTY, which is free and open source. Other options are Ghostty, Tabby, Windows Terminal and MobaXterm. Terminal Emulators like tilda are a crowded field, with more than 50 alternatives for Linux, Mac, Windows and iPad.
Alternatives list
- 92 Wave Terminal alternatives
131 KiTTY alternativesKiTTY is an opensource terminal emulator, forked from PuTTY , that adds many extra features to the original software.
Platforms
- Windows
France
EU
121 Hyper alternativesHyper™ 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.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (MIT)
Application typeApplication types
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Electron / Atom Shell
- United States
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61 Yakuake alternativesYakuake 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.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (GPL-2.0)
Application type
Platforms
- Linux
- BSD
- KDE
- Flathub
Germany- EU
133 WezTerm alternativesA GPU-accelerated cross-platform terminal emulator and multiplexer written by @wez and implemented in Rust
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Application type
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- United States
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
A transparent, borderless terminal that lets your desktop show through. Themes restyle its colours and type.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (MIT)
Application type
Platforms
- Mac
73 cmux alternativesNative macOS app built on Ghostty. Vertical tabs, notification rings when agents need attention, split panes, and a socket API for automation.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Application type
Platforms
- Mac
- United States
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53 Kuu alternativesFast, 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
+2
80 Ptyxis alternativesPtyxis is a terminal for GNOME that focuses on ease-of-use in a world of containers.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (GPL-3.0)
Application type
Platforms
- Linux
- Flathub
- GNOME
- Flatpak
- United States
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Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (Apache-2.0)
Application type
Platforms
- Windows
- Mac
- Linux
- Java
- Germany
- EU
A system-wide terminal accessible via a hot-key. TotalTerminal is a plugin for Terminal.app. It provides persistent Visor Window which slides down when you press a hot-key. Remember Quake Console?
Platforms
- Mac
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