CoolTerm Alternatives

CoolTerm is described as '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' and is a terminal emulator in the os & utilities category. There are more than 25 alternatives to CoolTerm for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, iPhone and BSD apps. The best CoolTerm alternative is RealTerm, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like CoolTerm are Tera Term, Minicom, CuteCom and YAT - Yet Another Terminal.

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    HyperTerminal

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    HyperTerminal is a terminal emulator capable of connecting to systems through TCP/IP Networks, Dial-Up Modems, and COM ports. Until Windows XP, it is included with the operating system, but, starting from Windows Vista, it has to be bought separately.

    21 HyperTerminal alternatives

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    • Windows
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  4. Hercules SETUP icon

    Hercules SETUP

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    Hercules SETUP utility is a useful serial port terminal (RS-485 or RS-232), UDP/IP terminal and TCP/IP Client Server terminal. It was created for HW group internal use only, but today its includes many functions in one utility and its Freeware!

    5 Hercules SETUP alternatives

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    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
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  5. Serial icon

    Serial

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    Full-featured serial terminal for the Mac.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
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  6. QuteSerial icon

    QuteSerial

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    QuteSerial is a RS232 terminal in the veins of minicom, hyperterminal, and br@y's Terminal.exe. It allows you to access a old-fashioned RS232 (serial) port and display the received data in either a Hex or ASCII format.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
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  8. moserial icon

    moserial

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    moserial is a clean, friendly gtk-based serial terminal for the GNOME desktop. It is primarily intended for technical users and hardware hackers who need to communicate with embedded systems, test equipment, and serial consoles.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Linux
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  9. NoTer icon

    NoTer

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    The idea is to create a simple and good looking terminal for being able to transmit to and from electronic boards and hardware. It can be configured to show data in hex or string format. It allows manual configuration of the port to use.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
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  10. Get Console icon

    Get Console

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    Get Console is the first ipad and iphone serial port terminal application providing serial terminal connectivity without jailbreaking. The app store description advises it works on network devices, but offers a standard VT100 emulation.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • iPhone
    • iPad
    get console ipad terminal app
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  11. Listen32 icon

    Listen32

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    Listen32 tap into RS-232 transmit signals for monitoring bi-directional communications between two devices. Two COM ports are used in the listening device, the receive line of each connected to the transmit line of one of the communicating devices.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  12. FrameTerm icon

    FrameTerm

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    FrameTerm — a byte-oriented serial/TCP protocol workbench: declarative framing, CRC verification, field parsing and highlighting. Part of the TestBench.tools desktop suite.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    Demo mode: frames split, CRC-verified and field-parsed live, with the selected FAIL frame shown as hex and a field table.
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  13. Q

    QtTerm

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    Terminal emulator written with Qt for serial communication.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Linux
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  14. SerialTools icon

    SerialTools

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    Serial Tools is a set of serial port tools for Mac OS X. Serial ports are usually USB to Serial converters.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
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    SerialTools screenshot 1
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