Alternatives to C-Kermit

A scriptable command-line program for serial and network connections, terminal sessions and file transfer. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.

Replacements

Listings that take over the same core job as C-Kermit.

  • Tera Term

    Long-running Windows terminal emulator for SSH, Telnet and serial connections.

    FreeOpen sourceWindows

    Tera Term offers SSH, Telnet and serial connections with a macro language in a graphical window, but it runs only on Windows and has a dated interface.

  • Tabby

    A terminal, SSH client and serial console in one window, with a connection manager and an encrypted secret store.

    FreeOpen sourceWindowsmacOSLinux

    Tabby combines local shells, SSH, Telnet and serial connections with Zmodem transfer in a graphical app for Windows, macOS and Linux, though Electron makes it heavier.

  • ZOC Terminal

    A commercial SSH, Telnet and serial terminal emulator for Windows and macOS.

    PaidProprietaryWindowsmacOS

    ZOC Terminal covers SSH, Telnet and serial with a scripting language of over 200 commands, but it requires a paid licence and has no Linux version.

  • WindTerm

    A fast SSH, SFTP, telnet, serial and tmux client for Windows, macOS and Linux, free for commercial use.

    FreeProprietaryWindowsmacOSLinux

    WindTerm is a native graphical client for SSH, SFTP, telnet, serial and raw TCP on all desktops, free for commercial use but only partly open source.

  • MobaXterm

    A Windows remote-computing toolbox: tabbed SSH, an X11 server, RDP, VNC, FTP and Unix commands in one portable executable.

    FreemiumProprietaryWindows

    MobaXterm bundles serial, SSH, telnet, FTP and more in one Windows executable, but it is closed source and the free edition caps sessions and macros.

Similar software

Related functionality, not a direct replacement.