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Best terminal emulator

21 tested · top 21 shown

3 more could only be measured on fewer than five frames, so they are not ranked here — a partial average is not comparable with a full one.

Ordered by a seven-frame production-readiness benchmark measured from each product's public surface — not popularity, pricing or feature count. Nobody pays to appear here and the order is never edited. How it is measured →
How this field scores
low 53median 76best 91
  1. 1
    Warp
    Warp is a modern terminal with built-in AI agents for individual developers and teams.
    Perf 76
    Acce 93
    Sec 100
    Priv 75
    Rel 100
    Std 94
    Disc 100
    warp.dev · measured 2026-11-04
    7/7 frames
  2. 2
    Cosyra
    Cosyra is a mobile cloud terminal for coding on iOS and Android.
    Perf 98
    Acce 90
    Sec 80
    Priv 75
    Rel 100
    Std 100
    Disc 90
    cosyra.com · measured 2026-10-30
    7/7 frames
  3. 3
    Saggar
    A native Mac terminal that keeps projects, sessions, and attention organized.
    Perf 54
    Acce 97
    Sec 100
    Priv 100
    Rel 100
    Std 97
    Disc 85
    saggar.marginalutility.dev · measured 2026-11-03
    7/7 frames
  4. 4
    RACE
    RACE is a terminal multiplexer that arranges shells on an infinite, zoomable canvas.
    Perf 86
    Acce 96
    Sec 65
    Priv 75
    Rel 100
    Std 89
    Disc 100
    race-term.com · measured 2026-11-03
    7/7 frames
  5. 5
    ZynxTerminal
    ZynxTerminal is a configurable terminal workspace for Windows built around developer workflows.
    Perf 84
    Acce 97
    Sec 25
    Priv 100
    Rel 100
    Std 100
    Disc 100
    usezynx.com · measured 2026-11-06
    7/7 frames
  6. 6
    AITerm
    Native macOS terminal that translates plain English into shell commands via AI.
    Perf 99
    Acce 100
    Sec 45
    Priv 70
    Rel 92
    Std 92
    Disc 100
    ai-term.com · measured 2026-11-03
    7/7 frames
  7. 7
    MyShell
    A desktop terminal app with offline command help, SSH management, and optional AI.
    Perf 95
    Acce 93
    Sec 60
    Priv 100
    Rel 75
    Std 89
    Disc 85
    myshell.app · measured 2026-11-05
    7/7 frames
  8. 8
    NerimaSoft
    Mado is a native, keyboard-driven terminal multiplexer for macOS.
    Perf 70
    Acce 86
    Sec 25
    Priv 100
    Rel 100
    Std 86
    Disc 100
    nerimasoft.co.uk · measured 2026-11-09
    7/7 frames
  9. 9
    Terminal Candy
    Terminal Candy is a native macOS terminal app that lets you wrap a real shell in any custom skin.
    Perf 65
    Acce 96
    Sec 45
    Priv 75
    Rel 75
    Std 92
    Disc 100
    terminalcandy.com · measured 2026-11-06
    7/7 frames
  10. 10
    Lume
    Lume is an open-source terminal with command blocks, inline AI, and phone remote control.
    Perf 92
    Acce 96
    Sec 45
    Priv 25
    Rel 92
    Std 92
    Disc 100
    uselume.dev · measured 2026-11-01
    7/7 frames
  11. 11
    bateri
    bateri is a GPU-rendered terminal for macOS with a persistent command line and session recovery.
    Perf 97
    Acce 97
    Sec 45
    Priv 25
    Rel 100
    Std 92
    Disc 75
    bateri.dev · measured 2026-11-04
    7/7 frames
  12. 12
    TTT
    TTT is a terminal-based text editor with IDE features in a single binary.
    Perf 96
    Acce 100
    Sec 25
    Priv 25
    Rel 100
    Std 92
    Disc 62
    tttedit.dev · measured 2026-11-02
    7/7 frames
  13. 13
    Slate Terminal
    Slate Terminal is a native macOS terminal that lets users build custom panels and layouts.
    Perf 99
    Acce 96
    Sec 25
    Priv 25
    Rel 92
    Std 92
    Disc 62
    slate.weichart.de · measured 2026-11-07
    7/7 frames
  14. 14
    Splinterm
    Splinterm keeps terminal sessions alive as persistent, daemon-owned workspaces on Wayland.
    Perf 98
    Acce 90
    Sec 45
    Priv 25
    Rel 100
    Std 89
    Disc 45
    splinterm.com · measured 2026-11-06
    7/7 frames
  15. 15
    Prmpt
    Prmpt is a free, open-source terminal that combines an SSH manager and SFTP client in one app.
    Perf 100
    Acce 87
    Sec 25
    Priv 25
    Rel 92
    Std 92
    Disc 60
    prmpt.dss-net.de · measured 2026-11-03
    7/7 frames
  16. 16
    tterm
    tterm is a macOS app combining a terminal, browser, and Claude Code in one window.
    Perf 73
    Acce 93
    Sec 25
    Priv 25
    Rel 92
    Std 92
    Disc 75
    tterm.sh · measured 2026-10-27
    7/7 frames
  17. 17
    jebi
    jebi is a Mac terminal with built-in local AI, slash commands, and workspace tools.
    Perf 98
    Acce 96
    Sec 45
    Priv 0
    Rel 67
    Std 92
    Disc 70
    jebi.sh · measured 2026-10-30
    7/7 frames
  18. 18
    gvmux
    gvmux is a macOS terminal app with a vertical tab sidebar built on Ghostty's engine.
    Perf 96
    Acce 96
    Sec 25
    Priv 25
    Rel 92
    Std 85
    Disc 35
    gvmux-384478.gitlab.io · measured 2026-11-03
    7/7 frames
  19. 19
    iTerm2
    iTerm2 is a free Terminal replacement for macOS with extended features.
    Perf 100
    Acce 71
    Sec 25
    Priv 25
    Rel 100
    Std 82
    Disc 35
    iterm2.com · measured 2026-11-04
    7/7 frames
  20. 20
    Suwu
    Suwu is a browser-based tiling terminal that persists sessions across disconnects.
    Perf 59
    Acce 97
    Sec 25
    Priv 25
    Rel 92
    Std 76
    Disc 35
    suwu.liyu1981.xyz · measured 2026-11-08
    7/7 frames
  21. 21
    Aurora
    Aurora - a hardware-accelerated, AI-native developer terminal. GPU-rendered blocks, multi-provider AI routing,
    Perf 33
    Acce 98
    Sec 45
    Priv 0
    Rel 67
    Std 85
    Disc 45
    aurora.shitworks.co · measured 2026-11-08
    7/7 frames
What this does not say
This ranks how production-ready each product's public surface is — not how well it does its job. For terminal emulator, that means it does not measure the quality of the work itself. Products whose sites block automated readers are left out rather than ranked last — we did not measure them, and bottom placement would claim something we never observed. Scores are floors: anything set at a CDN, a proxy or behind a login is invisible from the public surface.

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