Ghostty AlternativesOnly apps from the EU

The best alternative to Ghostty is Termux, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to Ghostty and many of them are so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting alternatives to Ghostty are MobaXterm, Konsole, KiTTY and Tess.

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Ghostty alternatives are mainly Terminal Emulators, but if you're looking for SSH Clients or Remote Desktop Tools you can filter on that. You can also filter by region, for example EU-based alternatives if you prefer software developed in the European Union. These are just examples - use the filter bar below to find more specific alternatives to Ghostty.
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  1. Termux icon

    Termux

     131 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.

    142 Termux alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • F-Droid
    • zsh
    • GNU Bourne Again SHell
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    • European Union flagEU
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  2. MobaXterm icon

    MobaXterm

     233 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.

    155 MobaXterm alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • FR flagFrance
    • European Union flagEU
    MobaXterm tabbed terminal
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  4. Konsole icon

    Konsole

     86 likes

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

    89 Konsole alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Flathub
    • KDE
    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU
    Konsole screenshot 1
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  5. KiTTY icon

    KiTTY

     190 likes

    KiTTY is an opensource terminal emulator, forked from PuTTY , that adds many extra features to the original software.

    125 KiTTY alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • FR flagFrance
    • European Union flagEU
    transparency settings
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  6. Tess icon

    Tess

     17 likes

    Tess is a terminal emulator. It lets you have a full access to your computer, use command line based programs and many more.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • FR flagFrance
    • European Union flagEU
    Tess screenshot 1
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  8. Yakuake icon

    Yakuake

     95 likes

    Yakuake is a drop-down (Quake-style) terminal emulator based on KDE Konsole technology. Its design was inspired from consoles in computer games such as Quake which slide down from the top of the screen when a key is pressed, and slide back up when the key is pressed again.

    59 Yakuake alternatives

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    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
    • KDE
    • Flathub
    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU
    Yakuake screenshot 1
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  9. foot icon

    foot

     11 likes

    Fast, lightweight and minimalistic Wayland terminal emulator. Supports daemon mode, Sixel, and scrollback search.

    92 foot alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
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  10. Guake terminal icon

    Guake terminal

     132 likes

    Guake is a top-down terminal for Gnome (in the style of Yakuake for KDE, Tilda or the terminal used in Quake). Guake is already package by a number of distribution (among them are Fedora, Debian, Ubuntu or ArchLinux).

    56 Guake terminal alternatives

    Cost / License

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    • Linux
    • BSD
    • FR flagFrance
    • European Union flagEU
    preferences
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  12. ZOC icon

    ZOC

     71 likes

    ZOC is a powerful and well-established terminal emulator and telnet client, well known for its outstanding user interface with tabbed multi session support.

    95 ZOC alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU
    ZOC screenshot 1
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  13. Royal TSX icon

    Royal TSX

     41 likes

    Royal TS provides easy and secure access to your remote systems

    Unlock the power to remotely manage your systems on multiple platforms!

    Royal TS is the perfect tool for server admins, system engineers, developers and IT focused information workers who constantly need to access.

    153 Royal TSX alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU
    RDP Connections
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  14. ForceTerm icon

    ForceTerm

     5 likes

    Fully featured terminal based on JediTerm.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Java
    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU
    ForceTerm screenshot 1
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