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Zellij alternatives

Zellij is a terminal workspace with panes, tabs, and a layout file, written in Rust and free to download. It is a poor fit if you need contracts, SSO, or a named vendor SLA. Here are 5 tools on Toolora that do a similar job, 5 of them free or with a free tier, and what each one does differently.

Zellij profileFree / open source
  1. 01

    WezTerm

    Open sourceToolora score91

    A GPU-accelerated terminal emulator with panes, tabs, and a config file, free to download

    Instead of Zellij: Also covers terminal.

    Free / open source

    Get it here↗Compare with Zellij
  2. 02

    iTerm2

    Open sourceToolora score93

    A macOS terminal replacement with split panes, search, and a huge scrollback, free to download

    Instead of Zellij: Also covers terminal.

    Free / open source

    Get it here↗Compare with Zellij
  3. 03

    Hyper

    Open sourceToolora score86

    A GPU-accelerated terminal built on web tech, with themes and plugins, free to download

    Instead of Zellij: Also covers terminal.

    Free / open source

    Get it here↗Compare with Zellij
  4. 04

    Visual Studio Code

    Open sourceToolora score96

    The free open-source editor with extensions, Git, and a terminal, used on millions of machines

    Instead of Zellij: Same kind of tool, different trade-offs.

    Free / open source

    Get it here↗Compare with Zellij
  5. 05

    VLC

    Open sourceToolora score96

    Play almost any video or audio file, including the awkward ones, with a free open-source player

    Instead of Zellij: Same kind of tool, different trade-offs.

    Free / open source

    Get it here↗Compare with Zellij

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