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24 alternatives to cmder

Portable console emulator for Windows

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. cmder launched in 2014; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1
HyperTerm▲433
Terminal emulator based on JS, HTML and CSS
2016 · hyper.is · its alternatives →
2
Better Window Manager▲233
A tiny window management app for the Mac
2015 · its alternatives →
3
Zazu▲193
Open source launcher, an alternative to Alfred
2017 · zazuapp.org · its alternatives →
4
I built a handheld CHIP-8 game console to teach myself embedded systems▲128
A while back I wrote a CHIP-8 emulator (which is considered the Hello, World! of emulators and is more accurately a virtual machine since historically CHIP-8 was an interpreted language running on top of the COSMAC VIP to make game programming easier). But a few months ago I got really interested in embedded software, so decided it would be neat to port my emulator to a STM32 MCU and design a console around it as a learning experience, since CHIP-8 never existed as a physical system. I didn't know much about embedded software when I began, and even less about electronics, but I managed to…
2022 · github.com · its alternatives →
5
A cross-platform terminal emulator written in Java▲65
It's based on the jediterm library developed for IDEs, but it can also be put to work as a standalone terminal emulator with tabs. The library has been around for more than 10 years, but I don't think anyone made a terminal emulator app from it?
2025 · github.com · its alternatives →
6
CMDExplorer▲199
Your guide to 100+ command line magic
2024 · its alternatives →
7
iMazing 2▲140
iOS device manager for Mac and PC
2016 · imazing.com · its alternatives →
8
Black Screen▲215
A terminal emulator with autocompletion based on Electron
2016 · github.com · its alternatives →
9
A terminal emulator in pure PHP▲196
A terminal renderer written in pure PHP. Contribute to soloterm/screen development by creating an account on GitHub.
2025 · github.com · its alternatives →
10
The Octalyzer▲78
An Apple II emulator for fun and education
2017 · its alternatives →
11
XClipper▲102
Smart clipboard manager for Android & Windows
2021 · kaustubhpatange.github.io · its alternatives →
12
Tabby▲103
A terminal for a more modern age
2019 · tabby.sh · its alternatives →
13
Astropad Studio▲123
Go beyond a graphics tablet
2017 · astropad.com · its alternatives →
14
iTerm2▲143
Mac OS Terminal Replacement
2014 · iterm2.com · its alternatives →
15
cmd.fm UI▲116
Music visualized and controlled via a command line interface
2015 · cmd.fm · its alternatives →
16
Boxer▲84
The DOS game emulator that’s fit for your Mac
2015 · boxerapp.com · its alternatives →
17
Xterminal▲12
Platform terminal - online terminal emulator
2025 · commandtool.netlify.app · its alternatives →
18
Karabiner▲80
Awesome, powerful keyboard remapper for OSX.
2014 · karabiner-elements.pqrs.org · its alternatives →
19
BOSS Console▲94
A tiny OS for your always-on agents
6d ago · bossconsole.ai · its alternatives →
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Astropad Mini▲107
A graphics tablet in your pocket
2015 · astropad.com · its alternatives →
21
Copyclip▲108
Simple, efficient clipboard manager for your Mac
2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
22
cmd.to▲97
A command line interface for the web
2015 · cmd.to · its alternatives →
23
GameShell▲87
Open Source Retro Gaming & STEM Portable Console
2017 · kickstarter.com · its alternatives →
24
PHP Terminal Gameboy Emulator▲79
Want to play Dr Mario or Pokémon on your server terminal?
2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

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