WezTerm Alternatives

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. Yakuake icon
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    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.

    60 Yakuake alternatives

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    • Linux
    • BSD
    • KDE
    • Flathub
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  2. Termora icon
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    Termora is developed using Kotlin/JVM and partially implements the XTerm protocol (with ongoing improvements). Its ultimate vision is to achieve full platform support (including Android, iOS, and iPadOS) through Kotlin Multiplatform.

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Homebrew
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  3. cmux icon
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    Native macOS app built on Ghostty. Vertical tabs, notification rings when agents need attention, split panes, and a socket API for automation.

    68 cmux alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • US flagUnited States
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  4. Terminal icon
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    Terminal (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.

    126 Terminal alternatives

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    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
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  5. vidrio icon
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    A transparent, borderless terminal that lets your desktop show through. Themes restyle its colours and type.

    54 vidrio alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Mac
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  6. ForceTerm icon
     5 likes

    Fully featured terminal based on JediTerm.

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    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Java
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  7. foot icon
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    Fast, lightweight and minimalistic Wayland terminal emulator. Supports daemon mode, Sixel, and scrollback search.

    93 foot alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
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  8. Command Prompt, also known as cmd.exe or cmd (after its executable file name), is the command-line interpreter on Windows NT, Windows CE, OS/2 and eComStation operating systems. It is the counterpart of COMMAND.

    48 Windows Command Prompt alternatives

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    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
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  9. RMUX icon
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    Universal Rust multiplexer for the agentic era: detachable, scriptable, and inspectable, with a tmux-compatible CLI, daemon-backed SDK, and native Ratatui integration.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Rust
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  10. Ptyxis icon
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    Ptyxis is a terminal for GNOME that focuses on ease-of-use in a world of containers.

    79 Ptyxis alternatives

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    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • GNOME
    • Flatpak
    • US flagUnited States
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  11. Guake terminal icon
     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).

    57 Guake terminal alternatives

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    • Linux
    • BSD
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