Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (GPL-2.0)
Application type
Platforms
- Linux
- Snapcraft
- Global
xterm Alternatives
xterm is described as 'The xterm program is a terminal emulator for the X Window System. It provides DEC VT102 and Tektronix 4014 compatible terminals for programs that can't use the window system directly' and is a terminal emulator in the os & utilities category. There are more than 50 alternatives to xterm for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Mac, Windows, BSD and Android apps. The best xterm alternative is Ghostty, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like xterm are Tabby, Termux, Windows Terminal and iTerm2.
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Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Application type
Platforms
- Windows
88 upterm alternativesA terminal emulator for the 21st century. (formerly) Black Screen is a terminal emulator and interactive shell with auto-completion.
Platforms
- Mac
- Linux
- Electron / Atom Shell
Ukraine
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98 Tilix alternativesTilix is a tiling terminal emulator which uses the VTE GTK+ 3 widget with the following features:
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Application type
Platforms
- Linux
Canada
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Whether you're on the go or at your desk, WebSSH keeps you connected — anytime, anywhere! ?(^?^)?
Cost / License
- Freemium
- Proprietary
Application typeApplication types
Platforms
- Mac
- iPhone
- iPad
62 Extraterm alternativesExtraterm is more than just a traditional terminal emulator. It provides a toolbox for working with your terminal and command line applications, allowing you to capture and reuse previous command output across your terminal sessions, preview images and rich media directly, and...
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (MIT)
Application type
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Cygwin
- AppImage
- Typescript
Australia
An AI-native terminal for developers. Manage servers, automate commands, and run agentic tasks — all in one beautifully designed, cross-platform workspace.
Cost / License
- Freemium
- Proprietary
Application type
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Online
- Software as a Service (SaaS)
Estonia
EU
SecurSSH centralizes SSH credentials, keys, and server access in a zero-knowledge encrypted vault with granular team permissions, live session sharing, and a built-in SFTP manager.
Cost / License
- Freemium
- Proprietary
Application typeApplication types
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
France- EU
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50 tilda alternativesTilda is a Linux terminal taking after the likeness of many classic terminals from first person shooter games, Quake, Doom and Half-Life to name a few, where the terminal has no border and is hidden from the desktop till a key or keys is hit.
Platforms
- Linux
- BSD
Cost / License
- Free
- Proprietary
Application type
Platforms
- Windows
- Mac
- Linux
devglow is a macOS menu bar app that replaces terminal tabs, pm2, and port killer utilities for local development. It lets you register any shell command — whether it's Next.js, Vite, Hugo, Rails, Flask, Cargo, Go, or Docker — and manage everything from a single interface.
Cost / License
- Paid
- Proprietary
Application type
Platforms
- Mac
South Korea
69 rxvt-unicode alternativesRxvt-unicode is a highly customizable terminal emulator forked from rxvt. Commonly known as urxvt, rxvt-unicode can be daemonized to run clients within a single process in order to minimize the use of system resources.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Application type
Platforms
- Mac
- Linux
