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minicom

Minicom is a menu driven communications program. It emulates ANSI and VT102 terminals.

Some of the top features or benefits of minicom are: Lightweight, Widely Used, Simple Interface, and Included in Debian Repositories. You can visit the info page to learn more.

Best minicom Alternatives & Competitors in 2025

The best minicom alternatives based on verified products, community votes, reviews and other factors.
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  1. 38

    Popular free terminal application. Mostly used as an SSH client.

    Key PuTTY features:

    Free and Open Source Wide Protocol Support Lightweight Extensible Configuration Options

    /putty-alternatives
  2. 41

    Tera Term (Pro) is a free software terminal emulator (communication program) for MS-Windows.

    Key Tera Term features:

    Open Source Compatibility Script Support User-Friendly Interface

    /tera-term-alternatives
  3. Unimus is a Network Automation and Configuration management (NCM) solution designed for fast deployment network-wide and ease of use. Unimus does not require learning any abstraction or templating languages, and does not require any coding skills.

    Key Unimus features:

    Network Automation Configuration Backup Change management Configuration Auditing

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  4. 35

    Enhanced terminal for Windows with X11 server, tabbed SSH client, network tools and much more.

    Key MobaXterm features:

    All-in-one Tool Portable Version User-Friendly Interface Multiple Protocol Support

    /mobaxterm-alternatives
  5. 30

    A terminal emulator for macOS that does amazing things.

    Key iTerm2 features:

    Versatility Customization Advanced Features Performance

    Open Source

    /iterm2-alternatives
  6. 26

    Terminal Emulator.

    Key Rocket BlueZoneTerminal Emulation features:

    User-Friendly Interface Comprehensive Protocol Support Security Features Lightweight and Fast

    /rocket-bluezoneterminal-emulation-alternatives
  7. 28

    SecureCRT combines rock-solid terminal emulation with the strong encryption, data integrity, and...

    Key SecureCRT features:

    Comprehensive Protocol Support Strong Security Features Scripting Support Session Management

    /securecrt-alternatives
  8. 29

    ConEmu-Maximus5 is a full-featured local terminal for Windows devs, admins and users. Get better console window with tabs, splits, Quake style, copy+paste, DosBox and PuTTY integration, and much more.

    Key ConEmu features:

    Customizability Tab Management Integrations Quake-style Mode

    Open Source

    /conemu-alternatives
  9. 30

    GNOME Terminal is a terminal emulator for GNOME desktop.

    Key GNOME Terminal features:

    User Friendly Customizability Tabs and Split Views Integrations

    /gnome-terminal-alternatives
  10. 25

    Yakuake is a drop-down (Quake-style) terminal emulator based on KDE Konsole technology.

    Key Yakuake features:

    Quake-Style Dropdown Tabbed Interface Customizability Integration with KDE

    /yakuake-alternatives
  11. 26

    Konsole is a free terminal emulator which is part of KDE Software Compilation.

    Key Konsole features:

    Feature-Rich Integration Customizability Performance

    /konsole-alternatives
  12. 27

    KiTTY is a fork from version 0.70 of PuTTY. It adds extra features to PuTTY.

    Key KiTTY features:

    Enhanced Features Portability Customization Integration with Windows

    /kitty-alternatives
  13. 15

    RealTerm is a terminal program specially designed for capturing, controlling and debugging binary...

    Key RealTerm features:

    Versatility Hexadecimal Display Scriptable and Automatable Advanced Terminal Features

    /realterm-alternatives
  14. 26

    Terminator is one of the most useful and dynamic terminal emulators for Unix based operating systems.

    Key Gnome Terminator features:

    Multiple Terminals Customizable Layouts Broadcast Commands Extensive Plugin Support

    /gnome-terminator-alternatives
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