Dev tools · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to xtty

A terminal that makes everyday work easier.

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

1. 1
   Bentomux▲76

   A bento box for your terminal workspace.

   19d ago · bentomux.takora.dev · its alternatives →

2. 2
   iLand▲85

   Turn your Mac's notch into an everyday workspace

   17d ago · codemlabs.dev · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Nodeterm▲130

   A node-based free open source terminal manager

   Aug 2026 · nodeterm.dev · its alternatives →

4. 4
   BOSS Console▲94

   A tiny OS for your always-on agents

   6d ago · bossconsole.ai · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Terminal▲87

   Virtual computers that start, resize, and scale in seconds

   2014 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   TermHere▲147

   “Open Terminal Here” shortcut for Finder

   2016 · hashbang.productions · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Musikcube▲107

   A fully functional terminal-based music player

   2017 · musikcube.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Working The Command Line▲110

   Don’t fear the terminal. No, really.

   2017 · abookapart.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Sentieo▲70

   The modern day Bloomberg terminal

   2014 · its alternatives →

10. 10TA
    Terminalyst – A job board without GUI▲5

    2022 · terminalyst.com · its alternatives →

11. 11SN
    SSH Now – a terminal into any machine▲9

    2022 · ssh-now.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Terminus▲4

    A terminal for a more modern age

    2017 · eugeny.github.io · its alternatives →

13. 13XP
    XREF-PRO – millions of electronic component cross references▲9

    2019 · xref-pro.com · its alternatives →

14. 14YT
    Yand – task management made easy▲9

    2020 · yand.app · its alternatives →

15. 15AB
    Arda – better, faster XR computer▲7

    2022 · arda.computer · its alternatives →

16. 16FR
    Feature rich messaging app for the terminal▲5

    2020 · zelta.gq · its alternatives →

17. 17
    X▲1

    X-terminal

    Mar 2026 · x-x-x-x-x.netlify.app · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Workflowy but Open Source▲7

    Think Workflowy meets OSS with the plugin extensibility of Obsidian and beauty of Linear

    Jul 2026 · twitter.com · its alternatives →

19. 19IB
    I built an IDE for devs who live in the terminal▲6

    2025 · trycodigo.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Moon▲15

    A minimal, blazing fast user interface library.

    2017 · its alternatives →

21. 21LT
    Linux Terminal Productivity course▲9

    2018 · codecasts.teachable.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Terminal UI for GCP▲5

    Inspired by TAWS. Built as a learning exercise.

    Jan 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    tmate▲6

    Instant terminal sharing

    2016 · its alternatives →

24. 24MY
    Monitor your terminal output in realtime from everywhere▲5

    2022 · cli2cloud.com · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →