Dev tools · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to DevTerminal

A macOS terminal with a Run button that knows your project

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes.

1
Nodeterm▲130
A node-based free open source terminal manager
Aug 2026 · nodeterm.dev · its alternatives →
2
BetterTerminal▲184
Work smarter with a custom Mac terminal
2024 · betterterminal.com · its alternatives →
3
The Fuck▲108
Automatically corrects your command line mistakes
2015 · github.com · its alternatives →
4
Macaw▲90
A simple code editor for Swift
2017 · github.com · its alternatives →
5
ProcBoss▲67
Run, deploy, monitor, and manage your apps across servers
15d ago · procboss.com · its alternatives →
6
Terminal, a sandboxed command-line interface for iOS▲62
OpenTerm, a sandboxed command line interface for iOS - louisdh/openterm
2018 · github.com · its alternatives →
7WA
Wish - A command line enhancement for Windows (Kickstarter)▲7
2012 · kickstarter.com · its alternatives →
8WB
We built an actionable terminal instead of a job desc to recruit devs▲14
2016 · efounders.co · its alternatives →
9
Portainer▲14
A simple management UI for Docker
2016 · portainer.io · its alternatives →
10AT
a tool to submit Project Euler solutions from the command line▲6
2011 · kevinburke.bitbucket.org · its alternatives →
11ST
Simple Tool to Run Automated Functional Tests for iOS▲6
2018 · flawlessapp.io · its alternatives →
12
A Pastebin for Terminals Inside Your Docs▲10
Learn how Runme brings securely shareable GitHub Gists to your day-to-day DevOps workflows and documentation.
2024 · runme.dev · its alternatives →
13
Jarvey - a local JARVIS for MacOS▲5
Mar 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →
14TC
The CLI Book – Writing Successful Command Line Clients with Node.js▲7
2016 · theclibook.com · its alternatives →
15PA
Pineapple, a standalone IPython front end for Mac▲6
2015 · nwhitehead.github.io · its alternatives →
16ET
easy to use screencasting for your terminal▲11
2012 · showterm.io · its alternatives →
17
GrandTourer – a CLI tool for easily launching applications on macOS▲5
If 'open -a' is 5 too many keys for a command-with-option, and you don't want to write "Visual Studio Code" as an argument.
2023 · github.com · its alternatives →
18
Parall▲8
Create app shortcuts that run in isolated spaces on your Mac
Nov 2025 · parall.app · its alternatives →
19
byobu▲5
Terminal multiplexer
2018 · byobu.org · its alternatives →
20
Flitter: A speedrunning / split timer for the terminal▲5
A LiveSplit-inspired speedrunning split timer for Linux/macOS terminal. Supports global hotkeys. - alexozer/flitter
2018 · github.com · its alternatives →
21DT
Dev Toolbelt - Handy micro-tools for developers▲8
2014 · gimenete.github.io · its alternatives →
22
Runal – A text-based creative coding environment for the terminal▲7
Hello HN! Just wanted to share a small project I've been working for the last few months. It's a tool called Runal, a text-based creative coding environment that runs in the terminal. It works similarly as processing or p5js but it does all the rendering as text. And it can either be scripted with JavaScript or used as a Go package. It's open-source and cross-platform (linux, macOS, windows). It seems to me that text/ascii-art aesthetics are really popular in creative coding communities, so I though it would make sense to create a tool that runs on a platform which can render text only.…
2025 · github.com · its alternatives →
23IB
I built an IDE for devs who live in the terminal▲6
2025 · trycodigo.com · its alternatives →
24IM
I made an app to automatically request code reviews on GitHub▲5
2017 · app.assignees.io · its alternatives →

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