This is a list of notable terminal emulators. Most used terminal emulators on Linux and Unix-like systems are GNOME Terminal on GNOME and GTK-based environments, Konsole on KDE, and xfce4-terminal on Xfce as well as xterm.
MacWise allows a Macintosh to be used as a terminal '. MacWise for Mac OS v.11.56 Emulates ADDS Viewpoint, Wyse 50, Wyse 60, Wyse 370, Televideo TV 925, DEC VT100, VT220 and Prism terminals. Supports ANSI and SCO ANSI color. Esprit III color is also supported in Wyse 370 mode. DataComet is, without a doubt, the single most sophisticated terminal emulation client for the Mac. Quite a bit more mature than its predecessor Comet, above, it supports full emulation of PC-ANSI, VT-52, VT-100, VT-102, VT-220, IBM 3278 and IBM 3279 terminals, in glorious full color.
Character-oriented terminal emulators[edit]
Unix-like[edit]
- Cross-Platform VT100 Terminal Emulator. VanDyke Software's VT100 terminal emulator is available for most major platforms—Windows, Mac, and Linux. No matter which operating system your local machine is running, SecureCRT supports remote access, terminal emulation, and the host of session management features to make work more efficient.
- Mac discussion forums - technical support and chat on anything apple related. MacWise terminal emulation for Mac OSX - Best telnet, ssh & serial for Wyse 50, Wyse 60, Wyse 370, ADDS Viewpoint, Televideo 925, DEC VT100, VT220 and Prism - connecting Macs to host computers running systems such as PICK, UNIX, uniVerse, UniData, GA, Prime, Ultimate and McDonnell Douglas, Xymox and more.
- ZOC is a professional terminal emulation software for Windows and macOS. Its impressive list of emulations and powerful featuresmakes it a reliable and elegant tool.
Command-line interface[edit]
- Linux console – implements a large subset of the VT102 and ECMA-48/ISO 6429/ANSI X3.64 escape sequences.
The following terminal emulators run inside of other terminals, utilizing libraries such as Curses and Termcap:
- GNU Screen – Terminal multiplexer with VT100/ANSI terminal emulation
- Minicom – text-based modem control and terminal emulation program for Unix-like operating systems
- tmux – Terminal multiplexer with a feature set similar to GNU Screen
Graphical[edit]
X11 and Wayland[edit]
Terminal emulators used in combination with X Window System and Wayland
- xterm – standard terminal for X11
- GNOME Terminal – default terminal for GNOME with native Wayland support
- guake – drop-down terminal for GNOME
- konsole – default terminal for KDE
- xfce4-terminal – default terminal for Xfce with drop-down support
- Terminator – written in Java with many novel or experimental features
- Terminology[1] – enhanced terminal supportive of multimedia and text manipulation for X11 and Linux framebuffer
- Tilda – a drop-down terminal
- Yakuake – (Yet Another Kuake) a drop-down terminal for KDE
- rxvt – lightweight terminal emulator
- aterm (from rxvt 2.4.8) created for use with the AfterStep window manager (no longer maintained)
- Eterm (from rxvt 2.21) created for use with Enlightenment
- mrxvt (from rxvt 2.7.11) created for multiple tabs and additional features (latest version released in 2008-09-10)
- urxvt (from rxvt 2.7.11) created to support Unicode, also known as rxvt-unicode
- Wterm – created for NeXTSTEP style window managers such as Window Maker
macOS[edit]
Terminal emulators used on macOS
- Terminal – default macOS terminal
- iTerm2 – open-source terminal specifically for macOS
- xterm – default terminal when X11.app starts
- ZTerm – serial line terminal
Apple Classic Mac OS[edit]
Microsoft Windows[edit]
- ConEmu – local terminal window that can host console application developed either for WinAPI (cmd, powershell, far) or Unix PTY (cygwin, msys, wsl bash)
- HyperACCESS (commercial) and HyperTerminal (included free with Windows XP and earlier, but not included with Windows Vista and later)
- mintty – Cygwin terminal
- Windows Console – Windows command line terminal
Microsoft MS-DOS[edit]
- Qmodem and Qmodem Pro
IBM OS/2[edit]
- ZOC – discontinued support for OS/2
Commodore Amiga[edit]
Commodore 64[edit]
Block-oriented terminal emulators[edit]
Terminal Emulation Software Free
Emulators for block-oriented terminals, primarily IBM 3270, but also IBM 5250 and other non-IBM terminals.
Coax/Twinax connected[edit]
No antivirus for mac os. These terminal emulators are used to replace terminals attached to a host or terminal controller via a coaxial cable (coax) or twinaxial cabling (twinax). They require that the computer on which they run have a hardware adapter to support such an attachment.
- RUMBA 3270 and 5250
Graphical[edit]
X11 and Wayland[edit]
Terminal emulators used in combination with X Window System and Wayland
- xterm – standard terminal for X11
- GNOME Terminal – default terminal for GNOME with native Wayland support
- guake – drop-down terminal for GNOME
- konsole – default terminal for KDE
- xfce4-terminal – default terminal for Xfce with drop-down support
- Terminator – written in Java with many novel or experimental features
- Terminology[1] – enhanced terminal supportive of multimedia and text manipulation for X11 and Linux framebuffer
- Tilda – a drop-down terminal
- Yakuake – (Yet Another Kuake) a drop-down terminal for KDE
- rxvt – lightweight terminal emulator
- aterm (from rxvt 2.4.8) created for use with the AfterStep window manager (no longer maintained)
- Eterm (from rxvt 2.21) created for use with Enlightenment
- mrxvt (from rxvt 2.7.11) created for multiple tabs and additional features (latest version released in 2008-09-10)
- urxvt (from rxvt 2.7.11) created to support Unicode, also known as rxvt-unicode
- Wterm – created for NeXTSTEP style window managers such as Window Maker
macOS[edit]
Terminal emulators used on macOS
- Terminal – default macOS terminal
- iTerm2 – open-source terminal specifically for macOS
- xterm – default terminal when X11.app starts
- ZTerm – serial line terminal
Apple Classic Mac OS[edit]
Microsoft Windows[edit]
- ConEmu – local terminal window that can host console application developed either for WinAPI (cmd, powershell, far) or Unix PTY (cygwin, msys, wsl bash)
- HyperACCESS (commercial) and HyperTerminal (included free with Windows XP and earlier, but not included with Windows Vista and later)
- mintty – Cygwin terminal
- Windows Console – Windows command line terminal
Microsoft MS-DOS[edit]
- Qmodem and Qmodem Pro
IBM OS/2[edit]
- ZOC – discontinued support for OS/2
Commodore Amiga[edit]
Commodore 64[edit]
Block-oriented terminal emulators[edit]
Terminal Emulation Software Free
Emulators for block-oriented terminals, primarily IBM 3270, but also IBM 5250 and other non-IBM terminals.
Coax/Twinax connected[edit]
No antivirus for mac os. These terminal emulators are used to replace terminals attached to a host or terminal controller via a coaxial cable (coax) or twinaxial cabling (twinax). They require that the computer on which they run have a hardware adapter to support such an attachment.
- RUMBA 3270 and 5250
tn3270/tn5250[edit]
Putty Terminal Emulation Software
These terminal emulators connect to a host using the tn3270 or tn5250 protocols, which run over a Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) connection. Openvpn client for mac os.
- x3270 – IBM 3270 emulator for X11 and most Unix-like systems[2]
- c3270 – IBM 3270 emulator for running inside a vt100/curses emulator for most Unix-like systems[2]
Free Terminal Emulator For Mac
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^Schroder, Carla (November 16, 2017). '5 Coolest Linux Terminal Emulators'. Linux.com.
- ^ ab'x3270'.
External links[edit]
Mac Terminal Emulator For Windows
- The Grumpy Editor's guide to terminal emulators, 2004
- Comprehensive Linux Terminal Performance Comparison, 2007
Serial Terminal Emulator For Mac
