WindTerm AlternativesOnly apps categorised as Terminal Emulators

The best Terminal Emulator alternative to WindTerm is PuTTY, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to WindTerm and loads of them are Terminal Emulators so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Terminal Emulator alternatives to WindTerm are Ghostty, Tabby, Termux and Windows Terminal.

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  1. PuTTY icon
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    Free and open-source terminal emulator for connecting to remote systems via SSH, Telnet, and SCP. Portable with no installation required, providing lightweight functionality. Ideal for secure connections with features like command line support and customizable settings. Works offline effortlessly.

    117 PuTTY alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • PortableApps.com
    • ReactOS
    • Flathub
     
  2. Ghostty icon
     70 likes

    Cross-platform terminal emulator balancing speed, platform-native UI, and modern features. Designed for an enhanced interactive CLI environment, offering full standards compliance for seamless integration with shells and CLI tools.

    62 Ghostty alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Nix Package Manager
    • Homebrew
     
  3. Tabby icon
     126 likes

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

    113 Tabby alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  4. Termux icon
     119 likes

    Experience a powerful Unix terminal on Android without the need for rooting. Customize with packages via Apt, run command-line tools, SSH, and program in C, Python, and more. Enjoy a full Unix environment with bash, zsh, mouse support, and external display compatibility.

    110 Termux alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • F-Droid
    • zsh
    • GNU Bourne Again SHell
     
  5. 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
     
  6. MobaXterm icon
     229 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.

    122 MobaXterm alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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    MobaXterm vs WindTerm Comments
    Alternus
    Positive
    0

    Very powerfool tool even in free mode

    • MobaXterm is Freemium and ProprietaryWindTerm is Free and Open Source
    • MobaXterm is CustomizableWindTerm is not according to our users
  7. 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.

    65 ConEmu alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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    ConEmu vs WindTerm Comments
    alexanderprange
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    The same thing can be acheived with both, The main difference is that ConEmu is pretty much all keyboard navigation. Windterm integrates components that are better suited for mouse users. Windterm UI is better and more responsive as well.

    • ConEmu is Free and Open SourceWindTerm is also Free and Open Source
    • ConEmu is CustomizableWindTerm is not according to our users
  8. 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
     
  9. iTerm2 icon
     175 likes

    Terminal emulator for macOS enabling split panes, session restoration, advanced customization, search, SSH, automation features, tmux integration, Unicode, mouse support, notifications, inline images, broadcast input, and profile management.

    90 iTerm2 alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  10. Kitty terminal icon
     60 likes

    Kitty ( not to be confused with KiTTY ) is a powerful, cross-platform GPU-based terminal emulator. It offloads rendering to the GPU and uses OpenGL for fast, cross-platform performance with built-in tiling layouts as well as graphic, unicode...

    90 Kitty terminal alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
     
  11. Konsole icon
     78 likes

    Konsole is a terminal to run a command shell. It provides a command line interface for directly controlling your computer.

    75 Konsole alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Flathub
    • KDE
     
  12. ReTerminal icon
     19 likes

    ReTerminal is a sleek, Material 3-inspired terminal emulator designed as a modern alternative to the legacy Jackpal Terminal. Built on Termux's robust TerminalView.

    63 ReTerminal alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • F-Droid
     
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