====== Terminal Programs ======

BBS Compatible Terminal Programs

===== Stand-alone =====

^Name                             ^Windows ^Linux ^FreeBSD ^ MacOS ^Telnet ^RLogin ^SSH ^Serial ^X/Y/Z((X/Y/ZMODEM file transfer protocols support)) ^ANSI((ANSI-BBS/CP437 terminal support)) ^RIP((RIPscrip terminal support)) ^PETSCII((C64/C128 terminal support)) ^ATASCII ^Notes ^
|[[http://www.celestialsoftware.net/|AbsoluteTelnet]]|Yes|No|No|No|Yes|No|Yes|Yes|X/Y/Z|???|???|No|No|Commercial|
|[[https://github.com/xqtr/blocker_bbs_telnet_client|Blocker]]|No|Yes|No|No|Yes|No|No|No|Z|Yes|No|No|No| |
|[[http://web.archive.org/web/20190916022924/http://www.everythingcommodore.com/download.php?view.83|CBMTerm]]|Yes|No|No|No|Yes|No|No|No|No|No|No|Yes|No|C64 Terminal for Windows ([[https://github.com/sixofdloc/CBMTerm3|v3 C# source code)]]|
|[[https://csdb.dk/release/?id=118137|CGTerm]]|Yes|Yes|Yes|Yes|Sorta|No|No|No|X|No|No|Yes|No|Open source, platform independent terminal program for C/G telnet BBSes|
|[[http://www.databeast.com/|dataComet]]|No|No|No|Yes|Yes|No|Yes|Yes|Z|???|???|No|No|Commercial|
|[[ftp://vert.synchro.net/main/comm/htpe63.exe|Hilgraeve HyperTerminal PE v6]]    |Yes     |No    |No      |No     |Yes    |No     |No  |Yes    |X/Y/Z|Yes|?|No |No|Included with Windows XP, ZMODEM uploads broken, v7 no longer free for personal use |
|[[https://github.com/mkrueger/icy_term|IcyTERM]] | Yes | Yes | ??? | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Open source |
|[[http://leputty.sourceforge.net/|Le Putty]] |Yes |No |No |No |Yes |Yes |Yes |Yes |Z|No|No|No |No|Fork of putty, uses external rz/sz, possibly build-your-own for *nix|
|[[https://magickabbs.com/|MagiTerm]] |Yes     |Yes    |No      |No     |Yes    |No     |Yes  |No     |Yes |Yes |No|No |No|  |
|[[http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows-vista/Telnet-frequently-asked-questions|Microsoft telnet.exe]]             |Yes     |No    |No      |No     |Yes    |No     |No  |No     |No |No((older versions of telnet.exe supported ANSI-BBS)) |No|No |No| Not recommended for BBS use |
|[[http://mt32.bbses.info|mTelnet]]                          |Yes     |No    |No      |No     |Yes    |No     |No|No     |Z|Yes|No|No |No|Win32/OS2 versions. Author, Tom Fotherby is MIA. free/closed source|
|[[https://muffinterm.app/|MuffinTerm]] | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Planned | New BBS-terminal for Mac, iPad, iPhone | 
|[[http://mysticbbs.com/downloads.html|NetRunner]]|Yes|Yes|No|No|Yes|No|No|No|Z|Yes|No|No|No|From the developer of Mystic BBS Software|
|[[http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/|PuTTY]]                            |Yes     |Yes   |Yes     |Yes    |Yes    |Yes    |Yes |Yes    |No |No|No|No |No|Defaults to non-CP437 character set |
|[[http://qodem.sf.net|Qodem]]|Yes |Yes |Yes|Yes|Yes|Yes|Yes|Yes|X/Y/Z|Yes|No|Yes|Yes|Open source [[wp>Qmodem]] clone|
|[[ftp://vert.synchro.net/main/comm/riptel.msi|RIPtel]]|Yes |No |No |No |Yes |No |No |No |Yes |Yes|Yes|No |No|The "official" RIPscrip Telnet client from TeleGrafix (circa 1997)|
|[[http://syncterm.net|SyncTERM]] |Yes     |Yes   |Yes     |Yes    |Yes    |Yes    |Yes |Yes    |X/Y/Z|Yes|Yes|Yes|Yes|From the Synchronet developers, free, open source, official releases are [[https://sourceforge.net/projects/syncterm/|here]] |
|[[https://teratermproject.github.io/index-en.html|Tera Term]] | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | X/Y/Z | Yes | No | No | No | Japanese origins, free, open source, AKA TeraTerm | 
|[[http://www.emtec.com/zoc/index.html|ZOC Terminal]]                   |Yes     |No    |No      |Yes    |Yes    |Yes    |Yes |Yes    |X/Y/Z|Yes|No|No |No|Commercial|
|[[http://www.freshports.org/net/ztelnet/|ztelnet]] |No |Yes |Yes |??? |Yes |No |No|No |Z|???|No|No|No|Free, open source, uses external rz/sz. Appears to be abandoned.|

===== Web-based =====

^Name                             ^Telnet ^RLogin ^SSH ^X/Y/ZMODEM ^RIP ^Notes ^
|[[https://vert.synchro.net/api/files.ssjs?call=download-file&dir=bbs&file=flashterm_full_0.71.website.archive.zip|Flashterm(site archive)]]     |Yes |No |No |No |No |Requires Adobe Flash Player and compatible web browser|
|[[https://www.ftelnet.ca/|Ftelnet Main Site]]     |Yes |No |No |YModem-G Only|No |
|[[https://www.ftelnet.ca/download/|Ftelnet SysOp Site]]     |Yes |No |No |YModem-G Only|No |Intended to be installed by SysOps on their BBS's website.  Requires a compatible web browser (supporting Canvas and WebSockets)|
|[[https://my.ftelnet.ca/|My fTelnet]]     |Yes |No |No |YModem-G Only|No |Web based, free, open source.  It's basically HtmlTerm ready to be used by users, unlike the HtmlTerm entry above which is more for SysOps.  Requires a compatible web browser (supporting Canvas and WebSockets)|
|[[http://www.javassh.org/|JavaTelnetSSH]] |Yes |No |Yes |No |No |Poor ANSI-BBS support, Version 1 [[ftp://vert.synchro.net/main/bbs/jta1.zip|here]]|


===== Mobile =====

^Name                                                   ^iOS^Android^Telnet ^RLogin ^SSH ^X/Y/ZMODEM ^RIP ^Notes ^
|[[http://web.archive.org/web/20250927110231/https://www.zinger-soft.com/iSSH_features.html|iSSH]] |Yes|No|Yes|No|Yes|No|No|Telnet/SSH client for Apple iOS|
|[[http://web.archive.org/web/20190819152123/https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.hordeq.ansiterminalmobile|ANSI Terminal]] |No|Yes|Yes|No|No|No|No|Decent Telnet client for Andriod. Costs $1.00 USD|
|[[https://muffinterm.app/|MuffinTerm]] | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | New ANSI-BBS terminal for macOS, iOS, iPadOS |
===== See Also =====
  * [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h56JA-ug0I8|Video Tutorial on connecting to BBSes using Windows 7]]
  * [[:resource:|Resources]]

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