Top 12 Open-Source Alternatives to Xshell

Product categories

Command Line Tools DevOps Tools Developer Tools Emulators IT Automation Remote Control Remote Desktop SSH Server Configuration And Automation Server Management Terminal Terminal Tools

Summary

The top open-source alternatives to Xshell are iTerm2, ConEmu, and mintty. One of the criteria for ordering this list is the number of mentions that products have on reliable external sources. You can suggest additional sources through the form here.

iTerm2 Landing Page
1

iTerm2

A terminal emulator for macOS that does amazing things.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Terminal #Developer Tools #SSH 98 social mentions
ConEmu Landing Page
2

ConEmu

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.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#SSH #Server Management #Terminal Tools 18 social mentions
mintty Landing Page
3

mintty

Mintty is a terminal emulator for Cygwin that is based on code from PuTTY 0.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#SSH #Server Management #Terminal Tools
mRemoteNG Landing Page
4

mRemoteNG

mRemoteNG is a fork of mRemote, an open source, tabbed, multi-protocol, remote connections manager.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Remote Desktop #SSH #Remote PC Access 21 social mentions
MacTerm Landing Page
5

MacTerm

Jan 1, 2018 - A powerful replacement for the macOS / OS X Terminal, with 24-bit color and graphics features.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#SSH #Server Management #Terminal Tools
Windows Terminal Landing Page
6

Windows Terminal

A new command line interface for Windows machines
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Terminal Tools #SSH #Server Management 2 social mentions
tabby.sh
7

Tabby.sh

Tabby is a free and open source SSH, local and Telnet terminal with everything you'll ever need.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Terminal Tools #Command Line Tools #DevOps Tools 17 social mentions
Ásbrú Connection Manager Landing Page
8

Ásbrú Connection Manager

A user interface that helps organizing remote terminal sessions and automating repetitive tasks.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#SSH #Server Management #Terminal Tools 1 social mentions
(R)?ex Landing Page
9

(R)?ex

(R)?ex - manage all your boxes from a central point - Datacenter Automation and Configuration...
Pricing:
- Open Source
#SSH #DevOps Tools #Server Configuration And Automation 2 social mentions
Hyper Landing Page
10

Hyper

Extensible, cross-platform terminal built on open web standards.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Terminal Tools #Emulators #Terminal 42 social mentions
FAI Landing Page
11

FAI

FAI is a non-interactive system to install, customize and manage Linux systems
Pricing:
- Open Source
#DevOps Tools #SSH #Server Configuration And Automation 11 social mentions
ConnectBot Landing Page
12

ConnectBot

ConnectBot is a Secure Shell client for the Android platform.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#SSH #Server Management #Terminal Tools 2 social mentions