# Best kitty alternatives

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1. **WezTerm** (score 91.5): GPU-accelerated terminal and multiplexer with SSH and serial support. Free and open source | Windows, macOS, Linux | open source (MIT). https://listme.name/software/wezterm
2. **iTerm2** (score 89.5): Free macOS terminal emulator with split panes and a long history of features. Free and open source | macOS | open source (GPL-2.0). https://listme.name/software/iterm2
3. **Ghostty** (score 88.0): Fast, native terminal emulator with GPU acceleration and free MIT license. Free and open source | macOS, Linux | open source (MIT). https://listme.name/software/ghostty
4. **Windows Terminal** (score 86.5): Microsoft's Windows terminal app for command prompt, PowerShell and WSL. Free and open source | Windows | open source (MIT). https://listme.name/software/windows-terminal
5. **Warp** (score 82.5): Modern terminal with built-in AI agents and a free plan. Free plan, paid upgrades | macOS, Linux, Windows | open source (AGPL-3.0). https://listme.name/software/warp
6. **Tabby** (score 80.5): Terminal app with an SSH client, serial terminal and plugins. Free and open source | Windows, macOS, Linux | open source (MIT). https://listme.name/software/tabby
7. **Alacritty** (score 79.0): Minimal GPU-accelerated terminal for BSD, Linux, macOS and Windows. Free and open source | Linux, macOS, Windows | open source (Apache-2.0). https://listme.name/software/alacritty
8. **Hyper** (score 78.5): Extensible terminal app with plugins, themes and a config file. Free and open source | macOS, Windows | open source (MIT). https://listme.name/software/hyper
9. **Terminator** (score 77.5): Linux terminal that puts several terminals side by side in one window. Free and open source | Linux | open source (GPL-2.0). https://listme.name/software/terminator

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