iTerm2 Alternatives

iTerm2 is described as 'Terminal emulator for macOS supporting split panes, session restoration, advanced search, inline images, SSH connections, automation, and tmux integration' and is a very popular terminal emulator in the os & utilities category. There are more than 100 alternatives to iTerm2 for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Mac, Windows, BSD and iPad apps. The best iTerm2 alternative is Ghostty, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like iTerm2 are ConEmu, Tabby, Hyper and Termux.

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iTerm2 alternatives are mainly Terminal Emulators, but if you're looking for SSH Clients or Shells you can filter on that. Other popular filters include Windows, Linux, Mac + Free, Mac and iPad. 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 iTerm2.
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  1. xCute icon
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    Sending commands to a server can be as simple as sending a text message to a friend.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • iPad
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  2. Serial icon
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    Full-featured serial terminal for the Mac.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  3. SmartPack-Kernel Manager is a heavily modified version of Kernel Adiutor developed by Willi Ye. All the credits go to the original developer, not only for his hard work on Kernel Adiutor, but also for being open to open-source community.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Android
    • F-Droid
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  4. SSH Explorer is a new generation SSH Client and Terminal Emulator that makes remote server management look like much more fun than it actually is :) Combined security and ease of use make it suitable for newbies and experts alike.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  5. Truck icon
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    Still using FTP? Truck hauls data 30x faster thanks to its modern rsync engine (included) which compresses, de-duplicates and encrypts – giving significantly higher performance and security, right from the first transfer.

    116 Truck alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  6. Yorishiro icon
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    Yorishiro is a new kind of terminal that gives your AI a body — and a sense of presence.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Homebrew
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  7. Oxide Terminal is a native macOS terminal emulator, written entirely in Rust. GPU-rendered on GPUI, with a file-tree drawer you drive like vim and a status bar that knows where your shell is.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Homebrew
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  8. A modern MobaXterm/PuTTY alternative for Windows: tabbed SSH + VNC, a full SFTP file manager, and Ctrl+V to paste images straight into a remote terminal over SFTP.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  9. cterm icon
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    cterm is a tiny terminal emulator I built from frustrations of not being able to use st across different platforms. Much like st, it is very, very small--even smaller than st. For this reason, however, cterm does not have the "standard" terminal emulator features such...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (ISC)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
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  10. vnm_terminal is a free, open-source terminal emulator for Windows and Linux, with GPU-accelerated rendering and one terminal session per window.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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    minimal terminal emulator for wayland.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Wayland
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  12. DumbTerm icon
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    A stupidly simple web-based terminal emulator, with common tools and Starship enabled (via Docker)!

    Cost / License

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    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker
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