I went with VcXSrv since it looked like it was more actively maintained, but I tried both and they work the same. After researching, it seemed the two most popular options are: To run an X Window application, I needed to have an X Server installed and running on my Windows 10 machine.
#ITERM2 ALTERNATIVES MAC OS X#
That was way overkill for what I wanted to accomplish, but reading through the post I learned/realized that if I had an X Server running on Windows, I could use GUI Linux terminal emulators “natively” on Windows! That opened up a ton of possibilities, and one of my favorite Linux terminals, Terminator, was now a possibility! Installing an X Server Alternatives to the Mac OS X Terminal App The CoolTerm application is a good alternative to the Mac. When I was about to give up, I saw a post on Reddit about someone who got XFCE working on WSL Bash. What I realized in my search and multiple trials was there just wasn’t a good Windows terminal emulator. Not gonna cut it for me (though I still do use Cmder regularly for when I need to run Windows cmd.exe) Linux Terminal Emulators I could never get mouse mode to work (scrolling or selecting panes), and resizing windows was problematic. Unfortunately, when I started using Tmux it became a problem. The closest I got, and one that I used for a while was Cmder: Love this app for managing remote connections (e.g.
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It supports tabs, splits, mouse mode and has a pretty color scheme to boot: But the only thing holding me back was the lack of a nice terminal emulator (admittedly, I’m shallow and like pretty things).Īfter much tinkering, I’ve ended up with what I feel is the most comfortable terminal experience I can get on Windows. With the Windows Subystem for Linux (WSL) it’s now possible to have a “native” Ubuntu command line on my Windows 10 machine to use for my CLI nerdiness.
#ITERM2 ALTERNATIVES FOR MAC#
I often feel like I just pay the premium for Mac hardware to have a reliable and easy to configure *Nix operating system.īut lately I’ve really been wanting to get off the Mac ecosystem and start using Windows 10 on my X1 Carbon as my daily machine. And using iTerm2 with oh-my-zsh is the best terminal experience I’ve ever had. Python and Node dev environments just work. With Homebrew, command line tools just work. While there’s nothing particularly special about MacOS that I love (in fact there’s quite a bit I don’t like), it’s honestly been the terminal and the underlying Unix based operating system that keep me glued to it.
#ITERM2 ALTERNATIVES DRIVER#
I’ve been using a Mac as my daily driver for work for the last few years.