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MobaXterm Alternatives for Mac
MobaXterm is not available for Mac but there are plenty of alternatives that runs on macOS with similar functionality. The best Mac alternative is Ghostty, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to MobaXterm and many of them are available for Mac so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Mac alternatives to MobaXterm are Tabby, iTerm2, Alacritty and Termius.
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- 58 Ghostty alternatives
106 Tabby alternativesTabby is an infinitely customizable cross-platform terminal app for local shells, serial, SSH and Telnet connections.
Comments about Tabby as an Alternative to MobaXterm
Almost everyone thinks Tabby is a great MobaXterm alternative.
- Tabby is Free and Open Source
- Tabby is Lightweight
86 iTerm2 alternativesTerminal 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.
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84 Alacritty alternativesAlacritty 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.
57 Termius alternativesTermius is more than a mere SSH client – it’s a complete command-line solution that’s redefining remote access for sysadmins and network engineers. Securely access Linux or IoT devices and quickly fix issues from the comfort of your couch via laptop or phone.
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- Flathub
+9
Comments about Termius as an Alternative to MobaXterm
NO GUI present in any of these
Most users think Termius is a great MobaXterm alternative.
- Termius is Freemium and Proprietary
- Termius is Security-focused
Comments about WindTerm as an Alternative to MobaXterm
gaobillNice auto-colored text and support X server forwarding.
- WindTerm is Free and Open Source
- WindTerm is Lightweight
96 Hyper alternativesHyper™ is a beautiful and extensible, cross-platform terminal built on open web standards. It provides an elegant command-line experience that is consistent across all supported platforms which includes macOS, Windows and various Linux distributions like Fedora and Debian.
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Comments about Hyper as an Alternative to MobaXterm
Hyper is just a terminal. No file manager, port forwarding or session management (X11, VNC, etc..)
Some users think Hyper is a great MobaXterm alternative, some don't.
- Hyper is Free and Open Source
59 Remote Desktop Manager alternativesIT teams often juggle a patchwork of RDP (Remote Desktop Protocol) apps, SSH (Secure Shell) clients, and scattered password vaults. Remote Desktop Manager (RDM) turns that sprawl into one searchable inventory—complete with Windows, macOS, Linux, and mobile clients—so technicians...
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- Freemium
- Proprietary
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- iPhone
- Android Tablet
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- Flathub
- Flatpak
101 WezTerm alternativesA GPU-accelerated cross-platform terminal emulator and multiplexer written by @wez and implemented in Rust
Comments about WezTerm as an Alternative to MobaXterm
MrLogan9237WezTerm is great, but is not an alternative to MobaXterm.
- WezTerm is Free and Open Source
- WezTerm is Lightweight
100 Terminal alternativesTerminal (also referred to as Terminal.app) is a terminal emulator included in Apple's Mac OS X operating system. It originated in Mac OS X's predecessors, NEXTSTEP and OPENSTEP, and allows the user to interact with the computer through a command line interface.
Comments about Terminal as an Alternative to MobaXterm
guest2Not the same type of application.
- Terminal is Free and Proprietary
132 Royal TSX alternativesRoyal 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.
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- Freemium
- Proprietary
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- Mac
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- Android
- iPhone
- Android Tablet
- iPad
+4
Comments about Royal TSX as an Alternative to MobaXterm
Most alternatives mentioned here have nothing to do with what MobaXterm provides as features. This is the ONLY real alternative for MobaXterm. And no, i have nothing to do with Royal TSX and i hate that it's not open source.
Can't easily send commands to multiple terminals and allow user to choose which open terminals to send to like MobaXTerm, also UI isn't as good...it's the details that matter
multiple connection support such as ssh vnc teamviewer rdp
Most users think Royal TSX is a great MobaXterm alternative.
- Royal TSX is Freemium and Proprietary
68 Wave Terminal alternativesWave is an open-source, AI-native terminal built for seamless developer workflows with inline rendering, a modern UI, and persistent sessions.
+3
Comments about Wave Terminal as an Alternative to MobaXterm
MrLogan9237Terminal Emulator - not like MobaXterm
- Wave Terminal is Free and Open Source
- Wave Terminal is Privacy focused and Lightweight
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