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Awesome Terminals

A curated list of terminal emulators.

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  • Rating

    4.5 / 5

  • Pricing

    Free

  • Difficulty

    Beginner

  • Works on

    Web

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What is Awesome Terminals?

Awesome Terminals is a curated list of terminal emulators across platforms — GPU-accelerated, minimal, retro, tiling and everything in between — with links and notes to help you pick your next terminal.

Third-party open-source projects. We are not affiliated with their authors; repositories are provided as-is by their maintainers. Review each project's license, code and security before installing. See our Disclaimer.

Pros: what Awesome Terminals does well

  • Comprehensive terminal emulator roundup
  • Covers every platform
  • Well-maintained awesome list

Cons: where it falls short

  • A list, not a tool
  • Choices can feel overwhelming
  • No benchmarks or deep comparisons

Who Awesome Terminals is for

Anyone shopping for a new terminal emulator.

Who can skip it

People happy with their current terminal.

Awesome Terminals alternatives

Not sold on Awesome Terminals? These do a similar job, and each card says what it has in common.

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navi

Focus: cheatsheet, fuzzy finder and productivity. Shares terminal and cli with Awesome Terminals. A desktop app, not a website. Adds macOS, Windows and Linux. Rated 4.8 (Awesome Terminals: 4.5).

Desktop AppFreemacOS, Windows
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Ghostty

Focus: emulator, gpu and zig. Shares terminal and open source with Awesome Terminals. A desktop app, not a website. Adds macOS and Linux. Rated 4.9 (Awesome Terminals: 4.5).

Desktop AppFreemacOS, Linux
4.9Visit

Click

Focus: python, command line and framework. Shares cli and open source with Awesome Terminals. A framework, not a website. Adds macOS, Windows and Linux. Rated 4.8 (Awesome Terminals: 4.5).

FrameworkFreemacOS, Windows
4.8Visit

Atuin

Focus: shell history, command line and sync. Shares terminal and open source with Awesome Terminals. A desktop app, not a website. Adds macOS, Linux and Windows. Rated 4.7 (Awesome Terminals: 4.5).

Desktop AppFreemacOS, Linux
4.7Visit

btop

Focus: system monitor, processes and github. Shares terminal and open source with Awesome Terminals. A desktop app, not a website. Adds macOS, Linux and Offline. Rated 4.7 (Awesome Terminals: 4.5).

Desktop AppFreemacOS, Linux
4.7Visit

htop

Focus: process viewer, system monitor and command line. Shares terminal and open source with Awesome Terminals. A desktop app, not a website. Adds macOS and Linux. Rated 4.7 (Awesome Terminals: 4.5).

Desktop AppFreemacOS, Linux
4.7Visit

Free alternatives to Awesome Terminals

Want to spend nothing? These free picks cover similar ground.

iTerm2

Focus: mac, command line and tmux. Shares terminal and open source with Awesome Terminals. A Mac app, not a website. Adds macOS. Rated 4.7 (Awesome Terminals: 4.5).

Mac AppFreemacOS
4.7Visit

Starship

Focus: shell prompt, developer tool and github. Shares terminal and open source with Awesome Terminals. A desktop app, not a website. Adds macOS, Windows and Linux. Rated 4.7 (Awesome Terminals: 4.5).

Desktop AppFreemacOS, Windows
4.7Visit

tmux

Focus: sessions, multiplexer and ssh. Shares terminal and open source with Awesome Terminals. A desktop app, not a website. Adds macOS and Linux. Rated 4.7 (Awesome Terminals: 4.5).

Desktop AppFreemacOS, Linux
4.7Visit

zoxide

Focus: navigation, command line and shell. Shares terminal and open source with Awesome Terminals. A desktop app, not a website. Adds macOS, Linux and Windows. Rated 4.7 (Awesome Terminals: 4.5).

Desktop AppFreemacOS, Linux
4.7Visit

Alacritty

Focus: command line, gpu and minimal. Shares terminal and open source with Awesome Terminals. A desktop app, not a website. Adds macOS, Windows and Linux. Rated 4.6 (Awesome Terminals: 4.5).

Desktop AppFreemacOS, Windows
4.6Visit

brag

Focus: launch video, developer tools and marketing. Shares cli and open source with Awesome Terminals. A desktop app, not a website. Adds macOS, Linux and Windows. Rated 4.6 (Awesome Terminals: 4.5).

Desktop AppFreemacOS, Linux
4.6Visit
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