WindTerm Alternatives

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

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  1. Termius icon
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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.

    108 Termius alternatives

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    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Chrome OS
    • iPad
    • Flathub
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  2. Yakuake icon
     96 likes

    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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  3. vidrio icon
     6 likes

    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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  4. Termora icon
     10 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.

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Homebrew
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  5. WezTerm icon
     25 likes

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

    135 WezTerm alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  6. 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

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
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  7. 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

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
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  8. 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

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Mac
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  9. clink icon
     62 likes

    Clink enhances your productivity in Microsoft Windows' "cmd.exe". If you're familiar with Bash then you will be familiar with the changes that clink brings to "cmd.exe" (it uses the same 'Readline' library that Bash uses). It is a small utility.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Windows
    • GB flagUnited Kingdom
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  10. ForceTerm icon
     5 likes

    Fully featured terminal based on JediTerm.

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    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Java
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  11. 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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    Platforms

    • Windows
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