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Feature-rich terminal emulator for macOS that has been the de facto standard for Mac power users and developers for over a decade. Supports split panes, tabs, profiles, triggers, hotkey windows, search with regex, shell integration for marks and navigation, tmux integration, and extensive customization via JSON profiles. Built-in password manager, automatic profile switching based on context, and Python scripting API for automation. Free and open-source with a loyal community.
GPU-accelerated cross-platform terminal emulator written in Rust with configuration in Lua for maximum flexibility. Supports multiplexing (splits, tabs, workspaces), ligatures, true color, sixel/iTerm2/Kitty image protocols, and SSH multiplexer for remote sessions. Extensive keyboard/mouse customization, dynamic color schemes, and a built-in serial port mode. Works on macOS, Linux, Windows, and FreeBSD. Known for deep customizability. 19K+ GitHub stars.
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iTerm2 tops our editor-verified list of 2 Hyper alternatives.
Yes — iTerm2, WezTerm are open source.