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Lumin alternatives

A lightweight, cross-platform SSH client for developers and DevOps.

Lumin Terminals & CLI tools

12 Windows apps in the same category as Lumin, 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 7.6.9.0 699.2K ↓ ★ 55.9K
  • 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, ssh
  • 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
  • Tabby

    A terminal for a more modern age.

    Open source 1.0.238 85.7K ↓ ★ 75.1K console, terminal
  • cURL

    Command line tool and library for transferring data with URLs

    Free 8.23.0.8 5.9M ↓ ssh
  • 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 0.75.0 290.1K ↓ ★ 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
  • Tera Term

    open-source, free, software terminal emulator

    Open source 5.7.1 137.8K ↓ ★ 1.1K ssh, terminal
  • lazygit

    Simple terminal UI for git commands.

    Open source 0.66.1 79.5K ↓ ★ 83.4K terminal

Comparison

AppLicenceVersionUpdatedGitHub starsChocolatey downloads
Lumin Proprietary 1.3.4 September 10, 2026 93 —
PowerShell Open source 7.6.9.0 October 25, 2026 55.9K 699.2K
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
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
cURL Free 8.23.0.8 November 2, 2026 — 5.9M
yq Open source 4.54.1 October 25, 2026 16.2K 1.5M
fzf Open source 0.75.0 November 8, 2026 83.7K 290.1K
ConEmu Open source 11.230.7240 August 8, 2023 9.3K 832.7K
Tera Term Open source 5.7.1 October 15, 2026 1.1K 137.8K
lazygit Open source 0.66.1 October 16, 2026 83.4K 79.5K