WezTerm AlternativesOnly apps categorised as Terminal Emulators

The best Terminal Emulator alternative to WezTerm is Tabby Terminal, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to WezTerm and loads of them are Terminal Emulators so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Terminal Emulator alternatives to WezTerm are ConEmu, Termux, Windows Terminal and Cmder.

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A GPU-accelerated cross-platform terminal emulator and multiplexer written by @wez and implemented in Rust

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WezTerm alternatives page was last updated Feb 26, 2024
  1. Tabby Terminal icon
     95 likes

    Tabby is an infinitely customizable cross-platform terminal app for local shells, serial, SSH and Telnet connections.

    97 Tabby Terminal alternatives
    Tabby Terminal screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Properties

    1.  Customizable
    2.  Support for Themes
    3.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    4.  Works Offline

    Features

    1.  SSH
    2.  Support for SFTP
    3.  Command line interface
    4.  Multiple Servers
    5.  Dark Mode
    6.  Serial-port
    7.  Portable
    8.  Electron based
    9.  Tabbed interface
    10.  Syntax Highlighting
    11.  Support for scripting
    12.  Autocompletion
    13.  Persistent History
    Tabby Terminal iconWezTerm Icon

    Tabby Terminal VS WezTerm

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    • Tabby Terminal is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to WezTerm.

    • Tabby Terminal is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to WezTerm.

    • Tabby Terminal is Free and Open SourceWezTerm is also Free and Open Source
    • Tabby Terminal is CustomizableWezTerm is not according to our users
  2. ConEmu icon
     383 likes

    Windows console emulator with tabs, which presents multiple consoles and simple GUI applications as one customizable GUI window with various features.

    56 ConEmu alternatives
    ConEmu screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Properties

    1.  Customizable

    Features

    1.  Tabbed interface
    2.  Shell integration
    3.  Quake-style
    4.  ANSI color support
    5.  Split-screen view
    6.  Multi-tabs
    7.  Portable
    8.  Multiple window layouts
    9.  Command line interface
    10.  Support environment variables
    11.  Remote Debugging
    12.  Kubernetes
    13.  Support for Keyboard Shortcuts
    14.  Create SSH users
    ConEmu iconWezTerm Icon

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    Comments about ConEmu as an Alternative to WezTerm
     
    Blaeki Rodskjegg

    If you want a fast, configurable but not mind-bendingly complicated and dysfunctional terminal like ConEmu and Cmder, give WezTerm a shot.

    CommentFeb 9, 2022
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    Przemek

    WezTerm is way more modern than ConEmu/Cmder. Use it if you want to stay up-to-date with Unicode, features like hyperlinks, ANSI escape code formatting, etc.

    Positive commentFeb 26, 2024
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    • ConEmu is Free and Open SourceWezTerm is also Free and Open Source
    • ConEmu is CustomizableWezTerm is not according to our users
  3. Termux icon
     93 likes

    Ready to go. Termux works directly with no rooting or setup required. At first start a minimal base system is installed automatically - you decide what to do next.

    97 Termux alternatives
    htop running natively

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • F-Droid
    • zsh
    • Bash

    Properties

    1.  No registration required
    2.  Ad-free

    Features

    1.  Command line interface
    2.  Support for scripting
    3.  Integrated into iOS
    4.  MD5 signature
    Termux iconWezTerm Icon

    Termux VS WezTerm

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    • Termux is the most popular Android & Android Tablet alternative to WezTerm.

    • Termux is Free and Open SourceWezTerm is also Free and Open Source
  4. Windows Terminal icon
     76 likes

    Windows Terminal is a new, modern, feature-rich, productive terminal application for command-line users. It includes many of the features most frequently requested by the Windows command-line community including support for tabs, rich text, globalization, configurability...

    96 Windows Terminal alternatives
    White and dark theme showcase

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Properties

    1.  Support for Themes
    2.  Ad-free
    3.  Customizable

    Features

    1.  Tabbed interface
    2.  Multiple shells
    3.  WSL integreation
    4.  Background transparency
    5.  Configured in JSON
    6.  Command line interface
    7.  Support for Keyboard Shortcuts
    8.  Multiple window layouts
    9.  Multi-tabs
    10.  Emoji Text support
    11.  Support for scripting
    12.  Dark Mode
    13.  SSH
    Windows Terminal iconWezTerm Icon

    Windows Terminal VS WezTerm

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  5. Cmder icon
     236 likes

    Cmder is an open-source replacement for the Windows command-line. It relies on ConEmu , extending it with the power of clink and some great looking defaults including a Monokai color scheme and custom prompt...

    38 Cmder alternatives
    Cmder screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • clink
    • ConEmu
    • Windows Command Prompt
    • PowerShell

    Properties

    1.  Customizable
    2.  Lightweight
    3.  Support for Themes
    4.  Ad-free
    5.  No registration required
    6.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions

    Features

    1.  Tabbed interface
    2.  Command line/bash
    3.  Portable
    4.  ANSI color support
    5.  Autocompletion
    6.  Windows Explorer Extension
    7.  Command line interface
    8.  Built-in SSH client
    Cmder iconWezTerm Icon

    Cmder VS WezTerm

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  6. PowerShell icon
     187 likes

    PowerShell (including Windows PowerShell and PowerShell Core) is a task automation and configuration management framework from Microsoft, consisting of a command-line shell and associated scripting language built on the .NET Framework.

    65 PowerShell alternatives
    PowerShell screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Properties

    1.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions

    Features

    1.  Support for scripting
    2.  PowerShell Scripting
    3.  Optimized for Windows
    4.  Autocompletion
    PowerShell iconWezTerm Icon

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  7. iTerm2 icon
     166 likes

    iTerm2 is a replacement for Terminal and the successor to iTerm. It works on Macs with macOS 10.10 or newer. iTerm2 brings the terminal into the modern age with features you never knew you always wanted.

    79 iTerm2 alternatives
    By Itself

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Customizable

    Features

    1.  SSH
    2.  Integrated Search
    3.  Key binding
    4.  Supports Python
    5.  Support for scripting
    6.  Notifications
    7.  Multiple Profiles
    8.  Split windows
    9.  Quake-style
    10.  Multiple languages
    iTerm2 iconWezTerm Icon

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  8. MobaXterm icon
     217 likes

    MobaXterm is an enhanced terminal app that brings the advanced features of a Unix-like command-line to Windows. It takes the power of Cygwin and wraps it in a sleek, visual interface that's super easy to use, lightweight and portable.

    106 MobaXterm alternatives
    MobaXterm tabbed terminal

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Properties

    1.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions

    Features

    1.  X server
    2.  Support for SFTP
    3.  SSH
    4.  Tabbed interface
    5.  Embedded Xserver
    6.  Portable
    7.  RDP Functionality
    8.  Multiple Terminal
    9.  Support for Multiple protocols
    10.  Built-in File Manager
    11.  Windows Explorer Extension
    12.  Secure Copy (SCP)
    13.  Support for FTP
    MobaXterm iconWezTerm Icon

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  9. Kitty terminal icon
     46 likes

    Kitty ( not to be confused with KiTTY ) is a powerful, cross-platform GPU-based terminal emulator. It offloads rendering to the GPU and uses OpenGL for fast, cross-platform performance with built-in tiling layouts as well as graphic, unicode...

    79 Kitty terminal alternatives
    Kitty terminal screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Support for Themes
    3.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions

    Features

    1.  GPU based
    2.  Font Ligature Support
    3.  Split-screen view
    4.  Command line interface
    5.  Tiling Layouts
    6.  Full keyboard shortcuts
    7.  Syntax Highlighting
    Kitty terminal iconWezTerm Icon

    Kitty terminal VS WezTerm

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  10. tmux icon
     123 likes

    tmux is a terminal multiplexer: it enables a number of terminals (or windows), each running a separate program, to be created, accessed, and controlled from a single screen. tmux may be detached from a screen and continue running in the background, then later reattached.

    10 tmux alternatives
    tmux screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Cygwin

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Works Offline
    3.  Ad-free

    Features

    1.  Vertical Split
    2.  Horizontal Split
    3.  Terminal-based
    4.  Command line interface
    5.  Support for scripting
    6.  Support for Remote Control
    7.  Portable
    8.  Remote Management
    tmux iconWezTerm Icon

    tmux VS WezTerm

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  11. Alacritty icon
     56 likes

    Alacritty is a blazing fast, GPU accelerated terminal emulator. It’s written in Rust and uses OpenGL for rendering to be the fastest terminal emulator available. Alacritty is available on GitHub in source form.

    76 Alacritty alternatives
    Alacritty screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Support for Themes
    3.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions

    Features

    1.  GPU Support
    2.  No input delay
    3.  Portable
    4.  Command line interface
    5.  Support for scripting
    Alacritty iconWezTerm Icon

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  12. Terminator icon
     162 likes

    Terminator enables the user to run and manage multiple terminal emulators side-by-side in the same window. The main focus is arranging terminals in a grid. (Tabs is the most common default method, which Terminator also supports.

    84 Terminator alternatives
    Terminator is running Vim, Bash, and Python side by side.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
    • GNOME

    Properties

    1.  Support for Themes
    2.  Lightweight
    3.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions

    Features

    1.  Split-screen view
    2.  Function Key Shortcuts
    3.  Tiling Layouts
    4.  Split windows
    5.  Support for Multiple Monitors
    6.  Multiple Terminal
    Terminator iconWezTerm Icon

    Terminator VS WezTerm

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