xterm vs iTerm : Which is Better?

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xterm

xterm is the standard terminal emulator for the X Window System. A user can have many different invocations of xterm running at once on the same display, each of which provides independent input/output for the process running in it (normally the process is a Unix shell). Developed by Thomas E. Dickey

License: Open Source

Categories: OS & Utilities

Apps available for Mac OS X Linux BSD

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iTerm

iTerm2 is a replacement for Terminal and the successor to iTerm. Developed by iTerm Project

License: Open Source

Categories: OS & Utilities

Apps available for Mac OS X

xterm VS iTerm Feature comparision

Feature xterm iTerm
Terminal emulator
Configurable
Function Key Shortcuts
Support for Multiple Monitors
Plugins
Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
Split-screen view
Tiling Panes
Clean design
Customizable
Annotate history
GPU Support
Lightweight
No input delay
Font Ligature Support
Command line
GPU based
Dropdown terminal
Multi-Session
Command line interface
Tabbed interface
Quake-style
Optimized for Windows
PowerShell Scripting
Scripting
Portable
Ssh tunnel
Auto-saving
*community curated information: This table may not have the most accurate information. Please suggest changes

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