Xfce4-Terminal AlternativesOnly apps categorised as Shells

The best Shell alternative to Xfce4-Terminal is Tabby, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to Xfce4-Terminal and ten of them are Shells so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Shell alternatives to Xfce4-Terminal are Termux, ReTerminal, Hyper and Terminal.

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

    108 Tabby alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  2. Termux icon
     116 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.

    103 Termux alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • F-Droid
    • zsh
    • GNU Bourne Again SHell
     
  3. ReTerminal icon
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    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.

    58 ReTerminal alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • F-Droid
     
  4. 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.

    98 Hyper alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Electron / Atom Shell
     
  5. 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.

    102 Terminal alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  6. xterm icon
     30 likes

    The xterm program is a terminal emulator for the X Window System. It provides DEC VT102 and Tektronix 4014 compatible terminals for programs that can't use the window system directly.

    65 xterm alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD
     
  7. ROXTerm icon
     5 likes

    ROXTerm: a full-featured VTE terminal emulator.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
     
  8. upterm icon
     22 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 types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Electron / Atom Shell
     
  9. Station is a terminal emulation application that you can use to access a UNIX shell in a graphical environment. Station features different view modes such as split vertically and horizontally, a tabbed interface, and copy and paste commands.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
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