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Hyper alternatives

A terminal built on web technologies

ZEIT, Inc. Terminals & CLI tools #26 Terminals & CLI tools

12 Windows apps in the same category as Hyper, ranked by what they have in common and by popularity.

  • PowerShell

    PowerShell is a cross-platform task automation solution made up of a command-line shell, a scripting language, and a configuration management framework. PowerShell runs on Windows, Linux, and macOS.

    Open source 7.6.9.0 689.6K ↓ ★ 55.9K macos, linux, admin
  • Alacritty

    Alacritty is a free and open-source GPU accelerated terminal emulator focused on performance and simplicity.

    Open source 0.17.0 75.9K ↓ ★ 66K console, terminal, terminal-emulators
  • Tabby

    A terminal for a more modern age.

    Open source 1.0.238 85.7K ↓ ★ 75.1K console, terminal, terminal-emulators
  • Oh My Posh

    Prompt theme engine for any shell

    Open source 31.9.1 820.8K ↓ ★ 23.6K console, terminal
  • QPDF

    QPDF is a command-line tool and C++ library that performs content-preserving transformations on PDF files.

    Open source 12.4.2 2.1M ↓ ★ 5.5K
  • PuTTY

    A free implementation of SSH and Telnet for Windows and Unix platforms, along with an xterm terminal emulator.

    Open source 0.85.0.0 5.3M ↓ console
  • yq

    yq is a portable command-line YAML, JSON, XML, CSV and properties processor.

    Open source 4.54.1 1.5M ↓ ★ 16.2K
  • fzf

    A general-purpose command-line fuzzy finder

    Open source 0.74.5 290.1K ↓ ★ 83.7K
  • ConEmu

    Customizable Windows terminal with tabs, splits, quake-style, hotkeys and more

    Open source 11.230.7240 832.7K ↓ ★ 9.3K console, terminal
  • Spicetify

    A command-line tool to customize the official Spotify client.

    Open source 2.45.3 112.5K ↓ ★ 25.2K macos, linux
  • Cygwin

    A large collection of GNU and Open Source tools which provide functionality similar to a Linux distribution on Windows.

    Open source 3.7.0-0.590.gdae171e433cd 2.6M ↓ linux
  • cURL

    Command line tool and library for transferring data with URLs

    Free 8.23.0.5 5.9M ↓

Comparison

AppLicenceVersionUpdatedGitHub starsChocolatey downloads
Hyper Open source 3.4.1 April 13, 2023 44.7K 90.2K
PowerShell Open source 7.6.9.0 October 25, 2026 55.9K 689.6K
Alacritty Open source 0.17.0 April 6, 2026 66K 75.9K
Tabby Open source 1.0.238 October 7, 2026 75.1K 85.7K
Oh My Posh Open source 31.9.1 October 20, 2026 23.6K 820.8K
QPDF Open source 12.4.2 September 27, 2026 5.5K 2.1M
PuTTY Open source 0.85.0.0 September 10, 2026 — 5.3M
yq Open source 4.54.1 October 25, 2026 16.2K 1.5M
fzf Open source 0.74.5 October 19, 2026 83.7K 290.1K
ConEmu Open source 11.230.7240 August 8, 2023 9.3K 832.7K
Spicetify Open source 2.45.3 October 15, 2026 25.2K 112.5K
Cygwin Open source 3.7.0-0.590.gdae171e433cd October 21, 2026 — 2.6M
cURL Free 8.23.0.5 October 23, 2026 — 5.9M