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Tera Term vs SimplySerial: catalog facts
Tera Term	SimplySerial
Free The software is free under its open-source licence. Hosting, hardware and external…	Free Free and open source under the MIT licence.
Windows	Windows, Command line
Serial console support, a macro language for automating sessions and signed binaries make it a staple for network…	Runs directly in a Windows console window Quick way to open a serial connection
The interface is dated, and it is Windows-only with no tabs in the classic sense.	Windows only Basic feature set compared with full serial terminal programs
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: BSD-3-Clause	License: MIT
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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