ZOC AlternativesTerminal Emulators & SSH Clients like ZOC

ZOC is described as 'Powerful and well-established terminal emulator and telnet client, well known for its outstanding user interface with tabbed multi session support' and is a popular terminal emulator in the os & utilities category. There are more than 50 alternatives to ZOC for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux, Flathub and iPhone apps. The best ZOC alternative is PuTTY, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like ZOC are Ghostty, Tabby, OpenSSH and Termux.

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  1. PuTTY icon

    PuTTY

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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.

    114 PuTTY alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • PortableApps.com
    • ReactOS
    • Flathub
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    • Most users think PuTTY is a great ZOC alternative.

    • PuTTY is the most popular Windows & Linux alternative to ZOC.

    • PuTTY is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to ZOC.

    • PuTTY is Free and Open SourceZOC is Paid and Proprietary
  2. Ghostty icon

    Ghostty

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    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.

    58 Ghostty alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Nix Package Manager
    • Homebrew
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    • Ghostty is the most popular Mac alternative to ZOC.

    • Ghostty is Free and Open SourceZOC is Paid and Proprietary
    • Ghostty is Customizable and Privacy focusedZOC is not according to our users
  4. Tabby icon

    Tabby

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

    106 Tabby alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  5. OpenSSH icon

    OpenSSH

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    OpenSSH is a free version of the SSH connectivity tools that technical users rely on. OpenSSH encrypts all traffic (including passwords) to effectively eliminate eavesdropping, connection hijacking, and other attacks.

    60 OpenSSH alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • iPhone
    • BSD
    • Cygwin
    • Haiku
     

    • OpenSSH is the most popular iPhone alternative to ZOC.

    • OpenSSH is Free and Open SourceZOC is Paid and Proprietary
  6. Termux icon

    Termux

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    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.

    101 Termux alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • F-Droid
    • zsh
    • GNU Bourne Again SHell
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    • Termux is the most popular Android & Android Tablet alternative to ZOC.

    • Termux is Free and Open SourceZOC is Paid and Proprietary
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    Windows Terminal

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    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...

    103 Windows Terminal alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    MobaXterm

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    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.

    115 MobaXterm alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    MobaXterm tabbed terminal
     
  10. iTerm2 icon

    iTerm2

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    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.

    86 iTerm2 alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  11. Kitty terminal icon

    Kitty terminal

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    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...

    84 Kitty terminal alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
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    Comments about Kitty terminal as an Alternative to ZOC
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    The installation process is insecure and the feature set leaves a lot to be desired.

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    • Kitty terminal is Free and Open SourceZOC is Paid and Proprietary
  12. Alacritty icon

    Alacritty

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    Alacritty is a blazing fast, GPU accelerated terminal emulator. It’s written in Rust and uses OpenGL for rendering to be the fastest terminal emulator available. Alacritty is available on GitHub in source form.

    84 Alacritty alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
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    Comments about Alacritty as an Alternative to ZOC
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    Too basic vs. zoc. It has no server management, no tabs, no scripting... For a basic use it does not seem to provide anything compared to the terminals included by default in the systems.

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    • Alacritty is Free and Open SourceZOC is Paid and Proprietary
  13. Terminator icon

    Terminator

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    Terminator enables the user to run and manage multiple terminal emulators side-by-side in the same window. The main focus is arranging terminals in a grid. (Tabs is the most common default method, which Terminator also supports.

    89 Terminator alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
    • GNOME
    Terminator is running Vim, Bash, and Python side by side.
     
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