WezTerm Alternatives

WezTerm is described as 'A GPU-accelerated cross-platform terminal emulator and multiplexer written by @wez and implemented in Rust' and is a terminal emulator in the os & utilities category. There are more than 50 alternatives to WezTerm for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Windows, Mac, BSD and Android apps. The best WezTerm alternative is Tabby Terminal, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like WezTerm are ConEmu, Termux, mRemoteNG and Windows Terminal.

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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 Nov 1, 2024
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  1. Terminator icon
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    Terminator

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    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

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
    • GNOME
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    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
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  2. GNOME Terminal icon
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    GNOME Terminal

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    GNOME Terminal is a terminal emulator for the GNOME desktop environment written by Havoc Pennington and others. Terminal emulators allow users to execute commands using a real UNIX shell while remaining on their graphical desktop.

    67 GNOME Terminal alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
    • GNOME

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Command line interface
    2.  Background transparency
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  4. KiTTY icon
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    KiTTY

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    KiTTY is an opensource terminal emulator, forked from PuTTY , that adds many extra features to the original software.

    88 KiTTY alternatives
    transparency settings

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    Top KiTTY Features

    1.  SSH
    2.  Session Management
    3.  Portable
    4.  Auto-login
    5.  Ssh tunnel
    6.  Multiple Browser Tabs
    7.  Command line interface
    8.  VPS
    9.  Auto-saving
    10.  Support for Keyboard Shortcuts
    11.  Built-in editor
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  5. Tess icon
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    Tess

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    Tess is a terminal emulator. It lets you have a full access to your computer, use command line based programs and many more.

    55 Tess alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
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    Properties

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    3.  No registration required
    4.  Works Offline
    5.  No Tracking
    6.  Support for Themes
    7.  Lightweight
    8.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Support for scripting
    3.  Dark Mode
    4.  Command line interface
    5.  Tabbed interface
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  6. Wave Terminal icon
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    Wave Terminal

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    Wave is an open-source, AI-native terminal built for seamless developer workflows with inline rendering, a modern UI, and persistent sessions.

    59 Wave Terminal alternatives
    Render images inline with Wave plugins.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Windows
    Our integrated editor, codeedit—leveraging Monaco, the engine behind VSCode—enables inline editing of both local and remote files.
    Wave AI in the command box.
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    Render PDFs inline with Wave plugins.

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused
    2.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    3.  No registration required
    4.  Works Offline
    5.  Lightweight
    6.  Ad-free

    Features

    1.  Syntax Highlighting
    2.  Support for MarkDown
    3.  Command line interface
    4.  Dark Mode
    5.  Comma Separated Values
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  7. Hyper icon
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    Hyper

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    Hyper™ 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.

    91 Hyper alternatives
    Splitting terminals

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Electron / Atom Shell
    Windows running WSL
    Windows running Powershell and Oh My Posh
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    Windows running CMD

    Properties

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

    Features

    1.  Command line interface
    2.  Electron based
    3.  Split-screen view
    4.  Tiling Panes
    5.  Uses Packages
    6.  Plugin API
    7.  Divisible
    8.  Skinnable
    9.  Multiple Font Colors
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  9. Konsole icon
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    Konsole

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    Konsole is a terminal to run a command shell. It provides a command line interface for directly controlling your computer.

    62 Konsole alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Flathub
    • KDE
    Some of Konsole's new features in 20.08 release.
    Dolphin using the integrate Konsole widget.
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    Konsole supports multiple tabs per windows.

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Support for Themes

    Features

    1.  Multi-tabs
    2.  Dual Pane Support
    3.  Color Palette
    4.  Tiling Layouts
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  10. Yakuake icon
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    Yakuake

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    Yakuake 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.

    37 Yakuake alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
    • KDE
    • Flathub

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Dropdown terminal
    2.  Split tabs
    3.  Make window transparent
    4.  KDE
    5.  Tabbed interface
    6.  Quake-style
    7.  Built-in search engine
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  11. Termius icon
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    Termius

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    Termius is more than a mere SSH client – it’s a complete command-line solution that’s redefining remote access for sysadmins and network engineers. Securely access Linux or IoT devices and quickly fix issues from the comfort of your couch via laptop or phone.

    49 Termius alternatives
    Termius screenshot 1

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Chrome OS
    • iPad
    • Flathub
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    Top Termius Features

    1.  Support for SFTP
    2.  Mosh client
    3.  Keychain
    4.  Port Forwarding
    5.  Unix-like
    6.  SSH
    7.  User Session Recording
    8.  Cloud Sync
    9.  FTP Server Migration
    10.  Server Monitoring
    11.  Secure Copy (SCP)
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    • Termius is the most popular iPhone & iPad alternative to WezTerm.

    • Termius is Freemium and ProprietaryWezTerm is Free and Open Source
  12. WindTerm icon
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    WindTerm

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    A professional SSH/Telnet/Serial/Shell/Sftp client for DevOps.

    51 WindTerm alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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    Properties

    1.  Support for Themes
    2.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Support for SFTP
    2.  SSH
    3.  Portable
    4.  X server
    5.  Syntax Highlighting
    6.  Command palette
    7.  Cross-Platform
    8.  Outliner
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  13. Guake terminal icon
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    Guake terminal

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    Guake 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).

    37 Guake terminal alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
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    Guake terminal Features

    1.  Dropdown terminal
    2.  Quake-style
    3.  Tabbed interface
    4.  Split tabs
    5.  Terminal-based
    6.  Built-in terminal emulation
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  14. GNOME Console icon
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    GNOME Console

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    A simple user-friendly terminal emulator for the GNOME desktop.

    58 GNOME Console alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • GNOME

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Command line interface
    2.  Gtk
    3.  User friendly
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