WezTerm Alternatives

Apps similar to WezTerm include Ghostty, which is free and open source. Other options are Tabby, Termux, PowerShell and Windows Terminal. Terminal Emulators like WezTerm are a crowded field, with more than 100 alternatives for Linux, Mac, Windows, iPad and iPhone.

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  1. Yakuake icon
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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.

    62 Yakuake alternatives

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    • Linux
    • BSD
    • KDE
    • Flathub
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  2. vidrio icon
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    A transparent, borderless terminal that lets your desktop show through. Themes restyle its colours and type.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Mac
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  3. Termora icon
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    Termora is developed using Kotlin/JVM and partially implements the XTerm protocol (with ongoing improvements). Its ultimate vision is to achieve full platform support (including Android, iOS, and iPadOS) through Kotlin Multiplatform.

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Homebrew
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  4. cmux icon
     7 likes

    Native macOS app built on Ghostty. Vertical tabs, notification rings when agents need attention, split panes, and a socket API for automation.

    74 cmux alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
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  5. Terminal icon
     86 likes

    Terminal (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.

    130 Terminal alternatives

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    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
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  6. Kuu icon
     7 likes

    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...

    54 Kuu alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Mac
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  7. ForceTerm icon
     5 likes

    Fully featured terminal based on JediTerm.

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    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Java
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  8. Command Prompt, also known as cmd.exe or cmd (after its executable file name), is the command-line interpreter on Windows NT, Windows CE, OS/2 and eComStation operating systems. It is the counterpart of COMMAND.

    50 Windows Command Prompt alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
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  9. RMUX icon
     4 likes

    Universal Rust multiplexer for the agentic era: detachable, scriptable, and inspectable, with a tmux-compatible CLI, daemon-backed SDK, and native Ratatui integration.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Rust
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  10. Ptyxis icon
     7 likes

    Ptyxis is a terminal for GNOME that focuses on ease-of-use in a world of containers.

    81 Ptyxis alternatives

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    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • GNOME
    • Flatpak
    • US flagUnited States
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  11. foot icon
     11 likes

    Fast, lightweight and minimalistic Wayland terminal emulator. Supports daemon mode, Sixel, and scrollback search.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
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