Alternatives to iTerm2

Tabby

Tabby suits people who need a terminal across Windows, macOS, or Linux and work with local shells, serial connections, SSH, or Telnet.

MobaXterm

MobaXterm suits programmers, webmasters, and IT administrators handling remote jobs, particularly those working with Unix/Linux and Windows servers.

Konsole

Konsole suits people who use a text-only command shell and want to organize sessions with tabs, profiles, or split views.

Termalin suits people who need SSH, file transfer, database access, or agent-assisted sessions in one client.

Alacritty

Alacritty suits people who spend a lot of time in a terminal and prefer keyboard navigation and a configurable TOML file.

Contour

Contour suits advanced users who want terminal controls such as split panes, vi-like modes, and persistent sessions.

Ghostty suits macOS and Linux users wanting a native, GPU-accelerated terminal with tabs, splits, themes, shell integration, and SSH features.

WezTerm

WezTerm suits people who want terminal sessions organized across panes, tabs, and windows, including users connecting to remote multiplexers.

QTerminal suits people who want a configurable terminal with tabs, split panes, and command bookmarks.

gitsome suits developers and system administrators who work with GitHub from a command line and want shell completion or interactive help.

Hyper

Hyper suits command-line users who want to configure terminal appearance and key bindings or extend terminal behavior with plugins.

Cool Retro Term suits Linux and macOS users who want a customizable terminal with CRT-style visuals.

Cmder

Cmder suits Windows users who want a portable terminal with multiple shells, panes, scripting, or SSH.

xterm suits users of the X Window System who need a terminal emulator with legacy terminal modes, remote display, and configurable options.

It suits Windows users running Cygwin, MSYS, MSYS2, Git Bash, or WSL who need configurable terminal emulation.