Open Source Windows Terminal Emulators
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View 32 business solutionsBrowse free open source Terminal Emulators and projects for Windows below. Use the toggles on the left to filter open source Terminal Emulators by OS, license, language, programming language, and project status.
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Project has been moved to https://github.com/marchaesen/vcxsrv Windows X-server based on the xorg git sources (like xming or cygwin's xwin), but compiled with Visual C++ 2012 Express Edition. Source code can also be compiled with VS2008, VS2008 Express Edition and VS2010 Express Edition, although current project and makefile are not fully compatible anymore. Versions starting from 1.14.3.0 are not compatible with Windows XP anymore.
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eDEX-UI
Customizable science fiction terminal emulator
eDEX-UI is a fullscreen, cross-platform terminal emulator and system monitor designed with a customizable science fiction computer interface. Inspired by the TRON Legacy movie effects, eDEX-UI presents a futuristic look and feel while still being able to function as a full-featured terminal emulator. eDEX-UI offers advanced monitoring support for real-time systems and networks. It also offers full touchscreen support; a directory viewer; and for a completely unique sci-fi experience, advanced customization options via themes, on-screen keyboard layouts, CSS injections, and even optional sound effects. If you’re a science fiction fan or are just looking for something different in a terminal emulator, eDEX-UI will surely satisfy and give you a cool and unique experience. -
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Xming X Server for Windows
X Window System Server for Windows
Xming is the leading X Window System Server for Microsoft Windows 8/7/Vista/XP (+ server 2012/2008/2003). It is fully featured, small and fast, simple to install and because it is standalone native Microsoft Windows, easily made portable (not needing a machine-specific installation). -
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Thinstation is a thin client linux distro using std. x86 hw. It can boot from network, pxe, syslinux, CD, floppy or flash-disk and connect to servers using VNC, RDP, XDM, SSH, Telnet, tn5250, tarentella, 2X, NX, Thinlinc, VMWare VDI or ICA.
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TeraTerm Project is developing the terminal emulator Tera Term and the SSH compatible extension module TTSSH. This is open source software under the BSD license. This is the official successor to the original Tera Term Pro 2.3. Development takes place on the project page on GitHub.
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ExtraPuTTY - fork of putty 0.67. (Add win32 API,shortcuts for pre-defined command,can use files instead of the registry,auto-reconnect, scripting a session with lua,integrates FTP,TFTP,Ymodem,Xmodem transfert protocols, integrates cygwin, zmodem, session manager,hyper link projects and others ...)
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Cmder
Portable console emulator for Windows
Cmder is a lovely portable console emulator package for Windows. It was built out of sheer frustration due to the lack of nice console emulators on Windows. It is based on the amazing ConEmu, with major config overhaul, enhancements from Clink, Monokai color scheme and a custom prompt layout. Overall, it's got a very pleasant user interface that's much improved from ConEmu. The biggest advantage with cmder is that it is portable. It was designed to be totally self-contained, totally free of external dependencies. This makes it perfect for USB Sticks or cloud storage, so you can have your settings, aliases, binaries and history wherever you go. -
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Netcatty
SSH workspace, SFTP, and terminals in one
Netcatty is a modern SSH workspace, SFTP client, and terminal manager for macOS, Windows, and Linux. It is built with Electron, React, and xterm.js, giving users a graphical environment for managing remote shell sessions rather than relying only on separate terminal windows. The application supports multiple connections, split terminals, vault-style organization, and SFTP workflows for browsing and moving files. It also includes an AI agent feature intended to assist with terminal work and remote operations. Netcatty is best suited for developers, system administrators, and DevOps users who want one workspace for SSH access, file transfer, and terminal organization. Its main value is combining remote access, file management, and a polished desktop interface into a single cross-platform tool. -
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LibVNCServer/LibVNCClient are cross-platform C libraries that allow you to easily implement VNC server or client functionality in your program.
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tn5250
5250 telnet client
tn5250 emulates a 5250 terminal or printer over telnet, for connecting to IBM Power Systems, iSeries and AS/400 computers running IBM i, i5/OS and OS/400. It runs on any Unix or Windows system. Note that this project is now on GitHub at https://github.com/tn5250/tn5250 -
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EQEmulator Core Server
Open Source Fan-Based EverQuest Emulator Server project
EQEmulator is a custom completely from-scratch open source server implementation for EverQuest built mostly on C++. -
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Alacritty
A cross-platform, GPU-accelerated terminal emulator
Alacritty is the fastest open source terminal emulator there is. How is it the fastest? With such a strong focus on simplicity and performance, Alacritty’s included features are very carefully considered, ensuring that it remains blazingly fast. It’s got a GPU for rendering that makes a whole lot of optimizations possible. In various benchmarked terminals, Alacritty has shown to be either faster, or way faster than others. Alacritty requires no additional setup, but still allows configuration of many aspects of the terminal. It supports Windows, macOS, Linux and BSD. -
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WezTerm
GPU-accelerated cross-platform terminal emulator
WezTerm is a GPU-accelerated, cross-platform terminal emulator and multiplexer built in Rust by Wez Furlong. Designed for speed and modern hardware, WezTerm offers smooth rendering and excellent performance on Windows, macOS, and Linux. It supports multiple tabs and panes, configurable keybindings, and integrates well with shell environments. WezTerm is highly customizable and focuses on providing a powerful, flexible terminal experience for developers and system administrators. It also supports serial terminal emulation, making it useful beyond just local shells. The project is open source and maintained actively, with a vibrant community available for support via GitHub Discussions and chat platforms. With over 21,000 stars on GitHub, WezTerm is recognized for its speed, robustness, and developer-friendly features. -
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Mintty
Terminal emulator for Cygwin, MSYS, and WSL
mintty is a native Windows terminal emulator used as the Cygwin Terminal and commonly used with MSYS2, Git Bash, and WSL-related workflows. It provides an xterm-compatible terminal experience without requiring an X server. The project emphasizes a clean Windows interface, Unicode support, reliable terminal emulation, and practical configurability. It is popular among developers who need a Unix-like terminal environment on Windows while still using a lightweight native application. mintty supports theming, keyboard and mouse behavior customization, terminal control sequences, and integration with shell environments. Its main value is delivering a mature and minimal terminal emulator for Windows-based Unix toolchains. -
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PHP File Manager
phpFileManager a complete filesystem management tool on a single file.
phpFileManager is a complete filesystem management tool on a single file. A server administration tool using PHP, meant for rapid file access, and also to verify the server configuration and security. The script can be renamed and deployed on an unique known url, and offers password protection.. All dependencies, like images, js and css files, are included inside the same file, so that the script can run even on offline devices, like a local Raspberry Pi, or ESP32 microcontroller. The size of the script is bellow 1Mb, and i want to make it even smaller. To conclude, this script is also a repository of several hand made functions, organized in sections, meant for learning PHP and explore all PHP capabilities. You can learn, copy and use them on your own projects. Help the project with a donation: Will allow the view of two phpFileManager from diferent URLs on the same screen. Like MC (Midnight Commander) does. https://www.dulldusk.com/product/donation-for-phpfilemanager/ -
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Kitty
Fast, Featureful, GPU based terminal emulator
Kitty is a fast GPU based terminal editor that allows you to offload rendering to the GPU for lower system load. Kitty works on Linux and macOS and uses OpenGL for rendering which makes it portable to other platforms similar to Unix. -
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SSVNC adds encryption security to VNC. It provides a GUI for Windows, MacOSX, and Unix that automatically starts up an SSL or SSH tunnel for connections to any VNC server. It also supports VeNCrypt encryption. The Unix viewer has many new features.
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Universal BootLoader Tool helps you easily recover from a failed rom flash, and is known to turn an free update rom into a full rom. (e.g. from the free WM5 update rom available for hx4700 Pocket PCs on HP.com) Only tested with HP iPAQ Pocket PCs.
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xterm.js
A terminal for the web
xterm.js is a TypeScript-based front-end terminal emulation component that lets web applications embed fully-featured terminal interfaces. It powers in-browser terminals in tools like VS Code and browser IDEs. Xterm.js works with most terminal apps such as bash, vim, and tmux, including support for curses-based apps and mouse events. Xterm.js is really fast, it even includes a GPU-accelerated renderer. Xterm.js is not a terminal application that you can download and use on your computer. Xterm.js is not bash. Xterm.js can be connected to processes like bash and let you interact with them (provide input, receive output). -
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Tabbed PuTTY Interface! Features: A tabbed interface and dockable windows, Fullscreen mode, Working with existing PuTTY binary, or allow you to download it directly from the official page, Let’s you export/import PuTTY connections to single file, Download it for free for any use! ****************************************************************** !INFORMATION! PuTTY manager morfing into Alternative Windows Console ! Please visit: https://sourceforge.net/projects/windowsconsole/ ******************************************************************
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mlterm is a multi-lingual terminal emulator , which supports various character sets and encodings in the world.
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Ratty
A GPU-rendered terminal emulator with inline 3D graphics
Ratty is a GPU-rendered terminal emulator that experiments with inline 3D graphics inside the terminal experience. It supports both traditional 2D terminal use and a 3D mode that reveals a warped terminal surface. The project includes inline 3D object support through its own Ratty Graphics Protocol, allowing objects to be registered, positioned, animated, scaled, and displayed in terminal space. It also supports GPU-backed text rendering and image display through terminal graphics protocols. ratty is written in Rust and uses graphics-oriented components to render the terminal in a more visual and playful way. Its main purpose is to explore what a terminal can become when it is treated as a graphical environment, not just a text grid. -
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FaTTY
Tabbed terminal for Cygwin based on mintty
FaTTY is a tabbed terminal emulator for Cygwin based on mintty. It was created for Windows and Cygwin users who wanted the mintty experience with multiple terminal sessions inside one window. The project keeps mintty’s terminal foundation while adding a tabbed interface for switching between sessions more conveniently. It is useful for users who manage several shells, SSH sessions, or command-line workflows at the same time. The repository has been archived, so it is best treated as a legacy or historical terminal project rather than an actively maintained tool. Its main value is showing how mintty could be extended into a multi-session terminal interface before tabbed terminal workflows became more common. -
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JediTerm
Pure Java Terminal Emulator. Works with SSH and PTY
JediTerm is JetBrains’ pure Java terminal emulator library built for embedding terminal functionality inside IDEs and desktop tools. Its main purpose is to provide a reusable terminal widget rather than a full standalone terminal product. It supports terminal sessions over SSH as well as local PTY sessions on macOS, Linux, and Windows. The library is used across JetBrains IDEs, including IntelliJ IDEA, PyCharm, WebStorm, PhpStorm, CLion, AppCode, and Rider. JediTerm handles terminal rendering, shell output interpretation, keyboard input, and integration concerns needed for an embedded terminal experience. It is best suited for developers building Java-based tools that need a mature, IDE-grade terminal component. -
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Rio Terminal
A hardware-accelerated GPU terminal emulator
Rio is a hardware-accelerated GPU terminal emulator built with Rust and WebGPU. It is designed to run across desktops and browser-oriented environments while keeping performance and usability at the center of the experience. The project supports modern terminal expectations such as 24-bit true color, tabs, split panes, font ligatures, and terminal graphics. Rio can display images through protocols such as Kitty, iTerm2, and Sixel, which makes it more capable for visual terminal workflows. It is cross-platform, with support for Windows, macOS, Linux, and FreeBSD. Its main value is offering a modern, GPU-powered terminal that combines speed, visual polish, and broad platform reach.
