Atuin
Focus: shell history and sync. Shares terminal and command line with WezTerm. Rated 4.7 (WezTerm: 4.5).
Desktop AppFreemacOS, Linux
4.7Visit
Desktop App
WezTerm
A fast terminal app with tabs and split panes that you can script.
Rating
4.5 / 5
Pricing
Free
Difficulty
Intermediate
Works on
macOS, Windows, Linux
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What is WezTerm?
WezTerm is a GPU-accelerated, cross-platform terminal emulator and multiplexer written in Rust. It is open source and documented on its own site. The maintainer describes it as a spare-time project.
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Pros: what WezTerm does well
- Runs on macOS, Windows and Linux
- Free and open source
- Terminal emulator and multiplexer in one
Cons: where it falls short
- Settings are changed by editing a config file
- Maintained as a spare-time project
Who WezTerm is for
People who live in the terminal and want one app for tabs and splits.
Who can skip it
Anyone happy with the default terminal on their computer.
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Focus: ping and network. Shares terminal and command line with WezTerm. Same 4.5 rating.
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Free alternatives to WezTerm
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Focus: sessions and ssh. Shares terminal and multiplexer with WezTerm. Rated 4.7 (WezTerm: 4.5).
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