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24 alternatives to Terminal (macOS)

Terminal emulator included in the macOS operating system.

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Terminal (macOS) launched in 2017; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1
Tabby▲103
A terminal for a more modern age
2019 · tabby.sh · its alternatives →
2
Hyper 1.0.0▲413
Terminal built and extensible with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript
2016 · hyper.is · its alternatives →
3
Windows Terminal▲229
A new command line interface for Windows machines
2019 · apps.microsoft.com · its alternatives →
4
TermBar▲199
Your terminal in your Mac menubar
2017 · its alternatives →
5
iTerm2▲143
Mac OS Terminal Replacement
2014 · iterm2.com · its alternatives →
6
Mac CLi▲226
OS X command line tools for developers
2016 · github.com · its alternatives →
7
macOS Sierra▲629
All new OS for your Mac
2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
8
TerminalWidget▲136
Put script output in your Desktop/Home screen widgets.
Aug 2026 · terminalwidget.app · 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
Ghostty▲161
A fast, feature-rich, and platform-native terminal emulator
2024 · ghostty.org · its alternatives →
11
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 →
12
TermHere▲147
“Open Terminal Here” shortcut for Finder
2016 · hashbang.productions · its alternatives →
13
Shell Notebook▲193
MacOS Terminal, reimagined
2020 · shellnotebook-com.l.ink · its alternatives →
14
HyperTerm▲433
Terminal emulator based on JS, HTML and CSS
2016 · hyper.is · its alternatives →
15
Pinto▲100
A free stylized terminal for macOS
2025 · github.com · its alternatives →
16
Terminal Candy▲117
A native macOS terminal you can skin and theme
Aug 2026 · terminalcandy.com · its alternatives →
17
macOS-cross-compiler – Compile binaries for macOS on Linux▲215
2024 · github.com · its alternatives →
18
Xterminal▲12
Platform terminal - online terminal emulator
2025 · commandtool.netlify.app · its alternatives →
19
Docko▲288
Your virtual pet in your macOS dock
2025 · docko.app · its alternatives →
20
Wave – Modern Open-Source Terminal (macOS and Linux)▲82
Hi HN, I’m Mike, the founder and creator of Wave, a cross-platform open-source terminal that supports inline rendering, modern UI, and persistent sessions. I love the command line; I’ve been using it for over 25 years, starting with a Linux box I made with spare parts in my college dorm room. But while other devtools have been modernized, the terminal has been stuck, with the same basic functionality for over 40-years. What if your command line terminal could display more than just text? That’s crazy right (I can hear the screams of thousands of graybeard sysadmins). Not all the time, but…
2023 · github.com · its alternatives →
21
Manter▲65
Terminal with autocomplete suggestions
2023 · github.com · its alternatives →
22
macOS Catalina▲260
The brand new OS for Mac
2019 · apple.com · its alternatives →
23
Fig▲216
Visual apps and shortcuts for your terminal
2020 · its alternatives →
24
Terminal▲87
Virtual computers that start, resize, and scale in seconds
2014 · its alternatives →

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