Windows Command Prompt Alternatives for Windows

There are many alternatives to Windows Command Prompt for Windows if you are looking for a replacement. The best Windows alternative is Cmder, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 25 alternatives to Windows Command Prompt and many of them are available for Windows so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Windows alternatives to Windows Command Prompt are Tabby, ConEmu, Windows Terminal and PowerShell.

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  1. Cmder icon
     242 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...

    41 Cmder alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • clink
    • ConEmu
    • Windows Command Prompt
    • PowerShell
     
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    Cmder vs Windows Command Prompt Comments
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    yes it is because I use it all the time and it's better then CMD

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    Based on ConEmu with sane defaults and some bells and whistles.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    • Cmder is Free and Open SourceWindows Command Prompt is Free and Proprietary
    • Cmder is CustomizableWindows Command Prompt is not according to our users
  2. Tabby icon
     124 likes

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

    110 Tabby alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  3. ConEmu icon
     386 likes

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

    64 ConEmu alternatives

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    • Windows
     
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    ConEmu vs Windows Command Prompt Comments
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    ComEmu is the easiest one to handle commands

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    tabbed console with dynamic resizing, global shortcuts, window split, etc etc

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    • ConEmu is Free and Open SourceWindows Command Prompt is Free and Proprietary
    • ConEmu is CustomizableWindows Command Prompt is not according to our users
  4. 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...

    108 Windows Terminal alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  5. PowerShell icon
     200 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.

    68 PowerShell alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Snapcraft
     
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    PowerShell vs Windows Command Prompt Comments
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    Powershell has more features than command prompt. One of its biggest ups is that it allows scripting.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    • PowerShell is Free and Open SourceWindows Command Prompt is Free and Proprietary
  6. MobaXterm icon
     228 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.

    120 MobaXterm alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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    MobaXterm vs Windows Command Prompt Comments
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    Positive
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    It works independently of it

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    • MobaXterm is Freemium and ProprietaryWindows Command Prompt is Free and Proprietary
    • MobaXterm is CustomizableWindows Command Prompt is not according to our users
  7. Cygwin icon
     228 likes

    Cygwin is a Unix-like environment and command-line interface for Microsoft Windows. Cygwin provides native integration of Windows-based applications, data, and other system resources with applications, software tools, and data of the Unix-like environment.

    28 Cygwin alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  8. KiTTY icon
     190 likes

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

    102 KiTTY alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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    KiTTY vs Windows Command Prompt Comments
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    Putty is remote console to a remote Linux/Unix machine. Cmd is local WIndows conssole.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    • KiTTY is Free and Open SourceWindows Command Prompt is Free and Proprietary
  9. WezTerm icon
     21 likes

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

    105 WezTerm alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  10. Hyper icon
     83 likes

    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.

    101 Hyper alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Electron / Atom Shell
     
  11. Termora icon
     8 likes

    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.

    Cost / License

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Homebrew
     
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