iTerm2 alternatives

7 open source tools you can use instead of iTerm2

The most-starred open source alternative to iTerm2 is Tabby Terminal. Other notable options: Alacritty, Warp, Ghostty, kitty. All of them are free to download and most can run on your own server.

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Tabby Terminal75.3k

Eugeny/tabby

Customizable modern terminal emulator with a built-in SSH client, serial support and tabs for Windows, macOS and Linux.

Alternative to: PuTTY, iTerm2

LicenseOpen sourceMIT

CategoryDeveloper Tools

LanguageTypeScript

Last update3 days ago

PlatformsWindowsMacLinux

Alacritty66.1k

alacritty/alacritty

GPU-accelerated terminal emulator written in Rust, focused on simplicity and performance on Windows, macOS and Linux.

Alternative to: iTerm2

LicenseOpen sourceApache-2.0

CategoryDeveloper Tools

LanguageRust

Last update3 days ago

PlatformsWindowsMacLinux

Warp65.9k

warpdotdev/warp

Modern terminal with built-in AI agents that lets you code and run commands with agent assistance.

Alternative to: iTerm2

LicenseOpen sourceAGPL-3.0

CategoryDeveloper Tools

LanguageRust

Last updatetoday

PlatformsWindowsMacLinux

Ghostty63.6k

ghostty-org/ghostty

Fast, feature-rich terminal emulator that uses native platform UI and GPU acceleration on macOS and Linux.

Alternative to: iTerm2

LicenseOpen sourceMIT

CategoryDeveloper Tools

LanguageZig

Last updatetoday

PlatformsMacLinux

kitty35.6k

kovidgoyal/kitty

Fast, feature-rich, GPU-accelerated terminal emulator with tabs, split windows and scripting support.

Alternative to: iTerm2

LicenseOpen sourceGPL-3.0

CategoryDeveloper Tools

LanguagePython

Last updatetoday

PlatformsMacLinux

WezTerm29.5k

wezterm/wezterm

GPU-accelerated cross-platform terminal emulator and multiplexer written in Rust.

Alternative to: iTerm2

LicenseOpen source

CategoryDeveloper Tools

LanguageRust

Last update10 days ago

PlatformsWindowsMacLinux

Wave Terminal22.7k

wavetermdev/waveterm

Open source cross-platform terminal with built-in AI and rich workflow features.

Alternative to: iTerm2

LicenseOpen sourceApache-2.0

CategoryDeveloper Tools

LanguageGo

Last update2 days ago

PlatformsWindowsMacLinux