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. ConsoleZ icon
     27 likes

    console - This is a modified version of Console 2 for a better experience under Windows Vista/7/8 and a better visual rendering.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  2. Extraterm icon
     9 likes

    Extraterm is more than just a traditional terminal emulator. It provides a toolbox for working with your terminal and command line applications, allowing you to capture and reuse previous command output across your terminal sessions, preview images and rich media directly, and...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Cygwin
    • AppImage
    • Typescript
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  3. upterm icon
     23 likes

    A terminal emulator for the 21st century. (formerly) Black Screen is a terminal emulator and interactive shell with auto-completion.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Electron / Atom Shell
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  4. MTPuTTY (Multi-Tabbed PuTTY) is a small free utility enabling you to wrap unlimited number of PuTTY applications in one tabbed GUI interface. You are still continue using your favorite SSH client, but you are no longer messing around with PuTTY...

    32 MTPuTTY (Multi-Tabbed PuTTY) alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  5. GNOME Console icon
     7 likes

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

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • GNOME
    • Linux Mobile
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  6. Take Command icon
     10 likes

    The most powerful Windows console command line tools and batch scripting solution available. Create batch file commands and Windows batch files that you can use every day - for everything from launching applications to serious file management and scripting.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  7. Console icon
     96 likes

    Console is a Windows console window enhancement. Console features include: multiple tabs, text editor-like text selection, different background types, alpha and color-key transparency, configurable font, different window styles.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com
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  8. Otty icon
     2 likes

    Native GPU-accelerated terminal with keyboard-first design, agent compatibility, Unicode, ligatures, inline images, true color, tabs, panes, splits, session recovery, rich color schemes, real-time notifications, fuzzy search, custom layouts, and quick navigation.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  9. Companion program for the new Windows Terminal that enables Quake-style drop down and some additional features.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  10. Lightning fast SSH terminal with remote file access. No other app fuses your SSH servers and iOS devices as well as Secure ShellFish. Tap Get and see for yourself.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Apple Watch
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