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.

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NameTypeConnectivityUser InterfaceOperating SystemDescription
AbsoluteTelnetCharacterSSH 1 & 2, Telnet, TAPI dialup, direct COM portWindowsCommercial software terminal client for Windows
AlacrittyCharacterLocalX11, WaylandUnix-based, WindowsLightweight, GPU accelerated terminal emulator
AlphaComCharacterSerial port, SSH, TelnetWindows
CBterm/C64CharacterSerial portCommodore 64
ConEmuCharacterLocalWindowsLocal terminal window that can host console application either for WinAPI or Unix PTY
fshellCharacterLocal, TelnetAvkon, QtSymbian S60Free and open-source terminal emulator for Symbian 9.1 - 9.4, developed by Accenture. Has a desktop app, Muxcons, to remotely control a smartphone through fshell.
GNOME TerminalCharacterLocalX11, WaylandUnix-basedDefault terminal for GNOME with native Wayland support
guakeCharacterLocalX11, WaylandUnix-basedDrop-down terminal for GNOME
HyperACCESSCharacterSerial portWindows
HyperTerminalCharacterSerial portWindows XP or earlier
IBM Personal CommunicationsBlocktn3270, tn5250Windows3270 emulator, 5250 emulator
iTerm2CharacterLocalmacOSOpen-source terminal specifically for macOS
Kermit 95CharacterLocal, serial port, SSH, rlogin, Telnet, raw TCP socket, TAPI and direct dialup, named pipe, Pathworks32 LAT, CTERMWindows, IBM OS/2Formerly a commercial product of Columbia University, now open-source
kittyCharacterLocalX11, Wayland, QuartzUnix-basedGPU accelerated, with tabs, tiling, image viewing, interactive unicode character input
konsoleCharacterLocalX11, WaylandUnix-basedDefault terminal for KDE. GPU accelerated, with tabs, tiling, image viewing
Linux consoleCharacterLocalCLILinuxImplements a subset of the VT102 and ECMA-48/ISO 6429/ANSI X3.64 escape sequences
MacTerminalCharacterSerial portClassic Mac OS
MacWiseCharacterSerial portClassic Mac OS, macOS
minttyCharacterLocalWindowsUsed for Cygwin, MSYS2, as well as the Windows port of Git
NCommCharacterSerial portAmiga
PCommCharacterSerial port, Telnet ?WindowsFree terminal emulator for Windows from Moxa, Inc.
PuTTYCharacterSerial port, SSH, rlogin, Telnet, raw TCP socketLinux, macOS, ReactOS, Symbian S60, WindowsFree and open-source terminal emulator, serial console, and file transfer application
Qmodem ProCharacterSerial portWindowsTerminal emulator for MS-DOS and WIndows 95 (discontinued since 1997)
Red RyderCharacterSerial portClassic Mac OSTerminal emulator for Macintosh (discontinued since 1989)
RUMBACharacter, blockSerial port, SSH, Telnet, tn3270, tn5250, SNAWindowsRumba and allows users to connect to legacy systems (typically a mainframe)
rxvtCharacterLocalX11, WaylandUnix-basedRxvt is a terminal emulator for the X Window System, and in the form of a Cygwin port, for Windows
SecureCRTCharacterSSH, TelnetLinux, macOS, WindowsCommercial terminal emulator for Linux, macOS and Windows
SyncTERMCharacterSerial port, SSH, rlogin, Telnet, raw TCP socketCLI (curses), SDL, X11Linux, macOS, NetBSD, OpenBSD, WindowsTerminal program for Windows, Linux, OpenBSD, NetBSD, Mac OS X, and FreeBSD
TelixCharacterSerial portMS-DOSTerminal emulator for MS-DOS (discontinued since 1997)
Tera TermCharacterSerial port, SSH 1 & 2, Telnet, xmodemWindowsOpen-source, free, software terminal emulator for Windows
TerminalCharacterLocalmacOSThe default terminal application on macOS
TerminateCharacterSerial portMS-DOSTerminal emulator for MS-DOS (discontinued since 1992)
TerminatorCharacterX11, WaylandUnix-basedWritten in Java with many novel or experimental features
TermuxCharacterLocalAndroidAn open source terminal emulater that provides a Linux userland to Android
TildaCharacterLocalX11, WaylandUnix-basedGTK drop-down terminal
TilixCharacterLocalX11, WaylandUnix-basedGTK3 tiling terminal emulator
TN3270 PlusBlock and charactertn3270, tn5250, TelnetWindowsTerminal emulator for Windows
WarpCharacterLocalLinux, macOS, WindowsTerminal with modern IDE, AI assistance, and collaborative command sharing
Windows ConsoleCharacterLocalWindowsWindows command line terminal
Windows TerminalCharacterLocalWindowsDefault terminal on Windows
x3270Blocktn3270Linux, macOS, WindowsMulti-platform open-source terminal emulator available for macOS, Linux and Windows
xfce4-terminalCharacterLocalX11, WaylandUnix-basedDefault terminal for Xfce with drop-down support
xtermCharacterLocalX11, Wayland[citation needed]Unix-basedThe standard terminal for X11; default terminal when X11.app starts on macOS
ZOCCharacterSerial port, SSH, rlogin, Telnet, ISDN, TAPImacOS, Windows, IBM OS/2Commercial terminal emulator for Windows, macOS and OS/2
ZTermCharacterSerial portClassic Mac OS, macOSShareware serial terminal emulator for macOS

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