WezTerm AlternativesTerminal Emulators and other similar apps like WezTerm

WezTerm is described as 'A GPU-accelerated cross-platform terminal emulator and multiplexer written by @wez and implemented in Rust' and is a terminal emulator in the os & utilities category. There are more than 100 alternatives to WezTerm for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Mac, Windows, BSD and iPad apps. The best WezTerm alternative is Ghostty, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like WezTerm are Tabby, Termux, PowerShell and Windows Terminal.

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  1. Ghostty icon
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    Cross-platform terminal emulator balancing speed, platform-native UI, and modern features. Designed for an enhanced interactive CLI environment, offering full standards compliance for seamless integration with shells and CLI tools.

    78 Ghostty alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Nix Package Manager
    • Homebrew
    • Linux Mobile
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  2. Tabby icon
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    Tabby is an infinitely customizable cross-platform terminal app for local shells, serial, SSH and Telnet connections.

    138 Tabby alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  3. Termux icon
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    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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  4. PowerShell icon
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    PowerShell (including Windows PowerShell and PowerShell Core) is a task automation and configuration management framework from Microsoft, consisting of a command-line shell and associated scripting language built on the .NET Framework.

    75 PowerShell alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Snapcraft
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  5. Windows Terminal is a new, modern, feature-rich, productive terminal application for command-line users. It includes many of the features most frequently requested by the Windows command-line community including support for tabs, rich text, globalization, configurability...

    133 Windows Terminal alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Windows
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  6. MobaXterm icon
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    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

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    Platforms

    • Windows
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  7. Cmder icon
     243 likes

    Cmder is an open-source replacement for the Windows command-line. It relies on ConEmu , extending it with the power of clink and some great looking defaults including a Monokai color scheme and custom prompt...

    43 Cmder alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    Platforms

    • Windows
    • clink
    • ConEmu
    • Windows Command Prompt
    • PowerShell
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  8. ConEmu icon
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    Windows console emulator with tabs, which presents multiple consoles and simple GUI applications as one customizable GUI window with various features.

    77 ConEmu alternatives

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    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  9. iTerm2 icon
     178 likes

    Terminal 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.

    108 iTerm2 alternatives

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    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • US flagUnited States
    By Itself
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  10. Kitty terminal icon
     71 likes

    Kitty ( not to be confused with KiTTY ) is a powerful, cross-platform GPU-based terminal emulator. It offloads rendering to the GPU and uses OpenGL for fast, cross-platform performance with built-in tiling layouts as well as graphic, unicode...

    103 Kitty terminal alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Linux
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  11. tmux icon
     133 likes

    tmux is a terminal multiplexer: it enables a number of terminals (or windows), each running a separate program, to be created, accessed, and controlled from a single screen. tmux may be detached from a screen and continue running in the background, then later reattached.

    20 tmux alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Cygwin
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