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Tera Term vs HTerm: catalog facts
Tera Term	HTerm
Free The software is free under its open-source licence. Hosting, hardware and external…	Free Freeware; the author accepts donations via PayPal.
Windows	Windows, Linux
Serial console support, a macro language for automating sessions and signed binaries make it a staple for network…	ASCII, hex, binary and decimal input and output Works with hardware and virtual USB serial ports
The interface is dated, and it is Windows-only with no tabs in the classic sense.	Closed source freeware Configuration is done through an XML file
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Closed source
License: BSD-3-Clause	License: Freeware
Not stated if an account is needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026

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