Zterm Alternatives for Mac

There are many alternatives to Zterm for Mac if you are looking for a replacement. The best Mac alternative is OpenSSH, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 10 alternatives to Zterm and 13 are available for Mac so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Mac alternatives to Zterm are GNU Screen, SerialTool, CoolTerm and ZOC.

Zterm alternatives are mainly Terminal Emulators but may also be SSH Clients or Shells. Filter by these if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of Zterm.

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Zterm

Free • Proprietary
Terminal Emulator

ZTerm is a terminal emulation program for the Macintosh. In its day, many people used it to connect to Bulletin Board...

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OpenSSH
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Free • Open Source
SSH Client
Mac
Windows
Linux
iPhone
BSD
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Haiku
58 OpenSSH alternatives
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.
- - OpenSSH is the most popular Windows, Mac, iPhone & Linux alternative to Zterm.
- - OpenSSH is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Zterm.
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OpenSSH Features
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Support for SFTP
Cross-Platform
Jailbreak required
Bundled with macOS
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Term is for serial communication. OpeenSSH is for SSH. They are not interchangeable.
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SSH and serial console are not the same
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GNU Screen
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Free • Open Source
Window Manager
Mac
Linux
Xfce
10 GNU Screen alternatives
Screen is a full-screen window manager that multiplexes a physical terminal between several processes, typically interactive shells. Each virtual terminal provides the functions of the DEC VT100 terminal and, in addition, several control functions from the ANSI X3.
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GNU Screen Features
Customizable
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SerialTool
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Free • Proprietary
Mac
Windows
Linux
12 SerialTool alternatives
Serial Port Communication software ideal for COM communication. Multiplatform utility running on Windows, MacOS and Linux. It is completely free
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SerialTool Features
Serial terminal
Serial-port
CoolTerm
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Free • Proprietary
Terminal Emulator
Mac
Windows
Linux
24 CoolTerm alternatives
CoolTerm is a simple serial port terminal application (no terminal emulation) that is geared towards hobbyists and professionals with a need to exchange data with hardware connected to serial ports such as servo controllers, robotic kits, GPS receivers, microcontrollers, etc.
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CoolTerm Features
Serial-port
ZOC
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Paid • Proprietary
Terminal Emulator
SSH Client
Shell
Mac
Windows
61 ZOC alternatives
ZOC is a powerful and well-established terminal emulator and telnet client, well known for its outstanding user interface with tabbed multi session support.
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ZOC Features
1. Support for scriptingZOC supports scripts and macros to automate or customize tasks.
Tabbed interface
Telnet client
SSH
BBS Support
Binary trace files
Incoming data as hex dump
Support for Hotkeys
Auto Highlighting
Stream Capture
Minicom
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Free • Open Source
Terminal Emulator
Mac
Linux
17 Minicom alternatives
Minicom is a text-based modem control and terminal emulator program for Unix-like operating systems, originally written by Miquel van Smoorenburg, and modeled after the popular MS-DOS program Telix. Minicom includes a dialing directory, ANSI and VT100 emulation, an (external)...
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Minicom Features
1. LightweightMinicom consumes less device resources compared to similar apps.
2. PortableMinicom can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
3. Command line interfaceMinicom either have CLI support or is a CLI-only app.
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MacTerm
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Free • Open Source
Terminal Emulator
Shell
Mac
79 MacTerm alternatives
MacTerm (was MacTelnet) on OS X is now a complete replacement for Terminal, allowing access to both local and remote applications.
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MacTerm Features
SSH
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Terminal and console are not the same
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dterm (terminal emulator)
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Free • Open Source
Terminal Emulator
Mac
Linux
BSD
Cygwin
15 dterm (terminal emulator) alternatives
dterm is a simple terminal emulator, which doesn’t actually emulate any particular terminal. Mainly, it is designed for use with xterm and friends, which already do a perfectly good emulation, and therefore don’t need any special help; dterm simply provides a means by which...
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dterm (terminal emulator) Features
Serial-port
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CuteCom
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Free • Open Source
Terminal Emulator
Mac
Linux
FreeBSD
18 CuteCom alternatives
CuteCom is a graphical serial terminal aimed mainly at hardware developers or other people who need a terminal to talk to their devices.
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CuteCom Features
1. PortableCuteCom can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
Support for Keyboard Shortcuts
Configurable
Discontinued
The project is no longer developed. Last version, 0.22.0, released in June 2009, can be still downloaded from the official website. It does not support terminal type emulation.
goSerial
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Free • Proprietary
Mac
7 goSerial alternatives
A Universal Binary for simple serial terminal emulation. Note: Does not support VT terminal type emulation.
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Serial
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Paid • Proprietary
Mac
10 Serial alternatives
Full-featured serial terminal for the Mac.
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Serial Features
Driverless
SerialTools
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Free • Proprietary
Mac
8 SerialTools alternatives
Serial Tools is a set of serial port tools for Mac OS X. Serial ports are usually USB to Serial converters.
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