Dev tools · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to CodeTerminal

Cross platform terminal app from Visual Studio Code.

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. CodeTerminal launched in 2022; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1
Visual Studio Code 1.0▲309
Microsoft's cross-platform text editor for developers
2016 · code.visualstudio.com · its alternatives →
2
Codespace▲254
A beautiful cross-platform code snippet manager
2020 · codespace.app · its alternatives →
3
BetterTerminal▲184
Work smarter with a custom Mac terminal
2024 · betterterminal.com · its alternatives →
4
terminal-code – VS Code inside the terminal▲108
VS Code inside your terminal.
Aug 2026 · terminal-code.com · its alternatives →
5
UITerminal▲6
Terminal Style CSS Framework
2019 · github.com · its alternatives →
6
uTerminal▲89
A desktop terminal built for day-to-day remote access
Apr 2026 · uterminal.app · its alternatives →
7
Codebuff▲268
Better code generation than Cursor, from your CLI
2024 · codebuff.com · its alternatives →
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Codr.cc - Etherpad meets Pastebin Meets Notepad.cc: live code sharing▲135
2011 · codr.cc · its alternatives →
9
CodeOrbital▲115
Code, preview, share, and host with AI Power
2025 · codeorbital.vercel.app · its alternatives →
10
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 →
11
Freebuff▲310
Free coding agents to kill Claude, Cursor, Replit, and Devin
Aug 2026 · freebuff.com · its alternatives →
12
SuperTerminal▲3
One terminal surface for your AI coding agents.
May 2026 · zemulax.github.io · its alternatives →
13
CodeSwing – A CodePen-like interactive playground, built into VS Code▲159
VS Code extension for building web applications ("swings") using a interactive and editor-integrated coding environment - lostintangent/codeswing
2020 · github.com · its alternatives →
14
Framer Syntax Theme▲145
A beautiful VSCode & Atom theme, inspired by our code editor
2018 · framer.com · its alternatives →
15
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 →
16
Boo – Screen-style terminal multiplexer built on libghostty▲95
A GNU screen style terminal multiplexer built on libghostty. - coder/boo
Jun 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →
17
Cascadia Code, a Font for Windows Terminal and VSCode▲164
This is a fun, new monospaced font that includes programming ligatures and is designed to enhance the modern look and feel of the Windows Terminal. - microsoft/cascadia-code
2019 · github.com · its alternatives →
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CodeOwl – Organize your notes, todos, and code snippets in one place▲130
2018 · codeowl.io · its alternatives →
19
DevTerminal▲73
A macOS terminal with a Run button that knows your project
13d ago · devterminal.app · its alternatives →
20
CodeSpeedy▲95
Simple tool to manage your VS Code code snippet
2022 · its alternatives →
21
Coderrr▲96
Open source CLI-first AI coding companion
Jan 2026 · coderrr.aksn.lol · its alternatives →
22
HiveTerm▲86
A native workspace for Claude Code, Codex, Antigravity and Grok. Split panes on the desktop, routines in the agent
May 2026 · hiveterm.com · its alternatives →
23
CodeBottle▲111
MIT-licensed reusable code snippets
2020 · its alternatives →
24
Open-Sourced CodeCademy-Style Tutorials in Atom▲10
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2016 · coderoad.github.io · its alternatives →

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