Windows Terminal Alternatives

Apps similar to Windows Terminal include Ghostty, which is free and open source. Other options are Tabby, Termux, MobaXterm and Cmder. There's no shortage of Terminal Emulators like Windows Terminal, with more than 100 alternatives for Windows, Linux, Mac, Android and iPhone.

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  1. A modern MobaXterm/PuTTY alternative for Windows: tabbed SSH + VNC, a full SFTP file manager, and Ctrl+V to paste images straight into a remote terminal over SFTP.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
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    A native macOS terminal built on libghostty, Ghostty's terminal engine, with vertical tabs and split panes. You get Ghostty's rendering, fonts, themes and config, in a different window layout.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Mac
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  3. Vanitty icon
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    Vanitty is a free, open-source terminal emulator for Windows, macOS and Linux. It started as a port of Hyper, rewritten in Rust with Tauri instead of Electron, so it starts faster and uses far less memory.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
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  4. DumbTerm icon
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    A stupidly simple web-based terminal emulator, with common tools and Starship enabled (via Docker)!

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    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker
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  5. MyShell icon
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    MyShell is a native cross-platform desktop shell workspace for macOS, Windows, and Linux designed to bridge the gap between traditional terminal emulators and modern AI-assisted developer workflows.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  6. Yorishiro icon
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    Yorishiro is a new kind of terminal that gives your AI a body — and a sense of presence.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Homebrew
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  7. vnm_terminal is a free, open-source terminal emulator for Windows and Linux, with GPU-accelerated rendering and one terminal session per window.

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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    minimal terminal emulator for wayland.

    55 havoc alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Wayland
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  9. Manage multiple SSH tunnels from the macOS menu bar or a central window, using local, remote, or dynamic SOCKS forwarding. Profiles support Keychain credentials, server identity checks, startup, reconnection, notifications, tags, iCloud sync, and Shortcuts automation.

    36 TunnelBar Connect alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  10. Xcasca icon
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    Simple, Lightweight, and Always in Sync. Xcasca is a cross-platform SSH & SFTP Client that gives you access to your sessions wherever and whenever. With a wide variety of features in a lightweight package, manage your remote systems on any device (desktop and mobile) with...

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • Android Tablet
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  11. Ratty icon
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    A GPU-rendered terminal emulator with inline 3D graphics. Inspired by TempleOS. Built with Rust & Ratatui.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Rust
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  12. SSHFlow icon
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    SSH client for developers that gives every server its own workspace for terminals, SFTP, code editing, and databases.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Windows
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