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We've compiled a list of 7 free and paid alternatives to CoolTerm. The primary competitors include minicom, dterm (terminal emulator). In addition to these, users also draw comparisons between CoolTerm and Zterm, Terminal by Bra@y++, Get Console. Also you can look at other similar options here: OS and Utilities.


minicom
Free Open Source

Minicom is a menu driven communications program. It emulates ANSI and VT102 terminals.

Zterm
Free

ZTerm is a terminal emulation program for the Macintosh.

Get Console is the first ipad and iphone serial port terminal application providing serial terminal...

A Universal Binary for simple serial terminal emulation.

Full-featured serial terminal for the Mac

CoolTerm is a simple serial port terminal application (no terminal emulation) that is geared...

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CoolTerm Overview

CoolTerm is a simple serial port terminal application (no terminal emulation) that is geared towards hobbyists and professionals with a need to exchange data with hardware connected to serial ports such as servo controllers, robotic kits, GPS receivers, microcontrollers, etc.
The features of CoolTerm include:
- Capability of multiple concurrent connections if multiple serial ports are available.
- Display of received data in plain text or hexadecimal format.
- Sending data via keypresses as well as a "Send String" dialog that supports data entry in plain text or hexadecimal format.
- Sending data via copy-paste of text into the terminal window.
- Sending of text files.
- Capability of capturing received data to text files.
- Local echo of transmitted data.
- Local echo of received data (loop back to sender).
- Hardware (CTS, DTR) and software flow control (XON).
- Optical line status indicators.
- Capability of manually toggling line states of certain handshaking signals when hardware flow control is disabled.
- Configurable character and line delays.
- Capability of saving and retrieving connection options.
- and more...

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