Tabby alternatives for Mac
Tabby — Terminal emulator, SSH and serial client — is installed 950 times a month through Homebrew. These are hand-picked alternatives that occupy the same slot, ordered by how comparable their user base is.
Run
brew install --cask tabby to install Tabby itself.- kitty4.2× the installs
- iTerm219.5× the installs
- Rio5.1× smaller user base
- WezTerm2.3× the installs
- Ghostty30.8× the installs
- Warp6.0× the installs
- Hyper6.6× smaller user base
Full comparison
| Tabby | kitty | |
|---|---|---|
| Type | GUI app | GUI app |
| Category | Terminal & Shell | Terminal & Shell |
| Open source | Yes (inferred) | Yes |
| Licence | Not declared | Not declared |
| Apple silicon | Universal | Universal |
| Latest version | 1.0.238 | 0.49.2 |
| Dependencies | 0 | 0 |
| Installs (30 days) | 950 | 3,984 |
| Install command | brew install --cask tabby | brew install --cask kitty |
How we picked these
The list comes from a hand-maintained set of same-purpose apps, not from keyword matching. Alternatives are removed automatically when Homebrew no longer carries them. Ordering reflects 30-day install volume, not paid placement. Data updated 2026-10-26.