Termux Alternatives

Termux is described as 'Access a full Unix environment on Android without rooting. Automate tasks with command-line tools, ssh, and package installs via Apt' and is a very popular terminal emulator in the os & utilities category. There are more than 100 alternatives to Termux for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Mac, Windows, Android and BSD apps. The best Termux alternative is PuTTY, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Termux are Ghostty, Tabby, Windows Terminal and MobaXterm.

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Termux alternatives are mainly Terminal Emulators, but if you're looking for SSH Clients or Shells you can filter on that. Other popular filters include Android, iPhone, Windows, Android + Terminal Emulator, iPhone + Terminal Emulator and iPad. These are just examples - use the filter bar below to find more specific alternatives to Termux.
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  1. Ratty icon

    Ratty

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    A GPU-rendered terminal emulator with inline 3D graphics. Inspired by TempleOS. Built with Rust & Ratatui.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Rust
    • TR flagTürkiye
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  2. cterm icon

    cterm

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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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  4. Keepr icon

    Keepr

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    Keepr is a desktop app (Windows, macOS, Linux) for sysadmins and teams managing many servers, VMs and external service accounts. Every SSH/RDP/SFTP connection and credential lives in a single AES-256-GCM encrypted vault (Argon2id key derivation) that syncs safely across devices...

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Mac
    • IT flagItaly
    • European Union flagEU
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  5. NeoServer icon

    NeoServer

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    NeoServer offers a comprehensive management solution via SSH without additional software installation for your servers, NAS (Network Attached Storage), and Linux-based routers across iPhone, iPad, and Mac platforms.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • CN flagChina
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  6. Upshell icon

    Upshell

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    Native macOS SSH & SFTP client with tabbed/split terminal, ProxyJump bastions, SOCKS5 tunnels, and built-in secure agent.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • IT flagItaly
    • European Union flagEU
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  8. Yorishiro icon

    Yorishiro

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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
    Yorishiro screenshot 1
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  9. ServerGlance icon

    ServerGlance

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    ServerGlance is a privacy-focused iOS SSH client and server monitoring tool designed for sysadmins and developers who need to manage their infrastructure on the go. Unlike cloud-based alternatives, ServerGlance is 100% local—your SSH keys and server data never leave your device.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • iPhone
    Dashboard Screen
    Servers Screen
    Server Detail Screen
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  10. Ctrl-V Terminal icon

    Ctrl-V Terminal

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    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
    • NL flagNetherlands
    • European Union flagEU
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  11. RXVT icon

    RXVT

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    RXVT –our extended virtual terminal– is a terminal emulator for X11. It is a popular replacement for the standard ‘xterm’.

    93 RXVT alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
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  12. Deepin Terminal icon

    Deepin Terminal

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    Deepin Terminal is a terminal manager developed by deepin team that can freely split window according to users requirements with horizontal and vertical screen split supported. It allows users to do terminal settings of fonts and colors changing, background pictures...

    57 Deepin Terminal alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • KDE
    • Deepin
    Deepin Terminal screenshot 1
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