UC

Verified User in Computer Software

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

2/18/2022

"Must have terminal for OSx platforms"

5/5

What do you like best about iTerm2?

Ease of use.

Intuitive design.

Can be easily customized.

Compatible with multiple zsh frameworks.

Lightweight yet impactful performance. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about iTerm2?

Cannot launch separate instances via a shell script or command-line interface. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

UI

Verified User in Information Technology and Services

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

12/21/2021

"multi terminal on mac"

4/5

What do you like best about iTerm2?

I like the most iterm2 because of its spilt windows, we can split the window vertically and horizontally as well Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about iTerm2?

first-time use, you have to set it up, all the thing, little complicated, like we have set the path of local package like node. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

AI

Verified User in Information Technology and Services

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

11/16/2021

"Easy to use and visually appealing"

4.5/5

What do you like best about iTerm2?

The lightweight terminal application is clear to use and helps in copy-pasting commands and is helpful in lightning-fast Linux implementation. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about iTerm2?

Nothing until now, although if iTerm 2 can give a copy to the clipboard button when I select a text that would be good. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

PJ

Pranav J.

Frontend Engineer

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

9/12/2020

"First thing I install while setting up my new computer"

4.5/5

What do you like best about iTerm2?

iTerm2 is my goto terminal. This is the first thing I install while setting up my new computer.

The terminal is very lightweight, runs natively, supports a multi-tab layout, split-screen layout, or both.

The kind of settings it provides is limitless. You can really customize it for your liking.

The best features I like are:

- Natural text editing keyboard scheme.

- Keyboard shortcuts

- Split-screen and window management

- Color scheme customizations Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about iTerm2?

iTerm2 is almost perfect and there is almost nothing I dislike.

There could be a slight improvement in performance when a lot of sessions are open. Other than that, iTerm2 is best. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

JH

Jacob H.

Senior Software Engineer (SDE2)

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

9/25/2020

"Best terminal application for Mac"

5/5

What do you like best about iTerm2?

iTerm2 is the defacto standard for web developers on macOS. It works well, is very customisable and has a beautiful UI. It allows for many different profiles and can be customised for different use-cases. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about iTerm2?

There isn't anything I dislike, it does everything I expect from a command-line application. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

CT

Chetan T.

CGT

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

10/27/2019

"Best Terminal with more options"

4.5/5

What do you like best about iTerm2?

It allows to save the profile names and password.I can also set shortcut for those profiles and password which is great the option in iTerm2.It's much faster compared to default mac terminal and it provides more customization options. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about iTerm2?

If you have multiple tabs and dark theme then it's hard to notify in which tab you are currently working, If that can be identified by some colored dots in the heading of the tab or some good color change it will be easy for he developer. Apart from this I don't have any problem with iTerm2. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering iTerm2:

I was using default mac terminal but after using iTerm2 I stopped using default mac terminal. I recommend to all the developers out there and it's free also so everyone can download and use. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is iTerm2 solving and how is that benefiting you?

I used to browse my project, to modify the files and to run some commands which is needed for my projects.The shortcuts in CLI in iTerm is best like CTL+A to move the cursor to beginning of the command CTL+E for end of the command.Split option makes easier when you have to match information on two different window. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

BD

Bram D.

Senior Consultant - Technical Lead Drupal

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

2/27/2020

"Lovely terminal app"

5/5

What do you like best about iTerm2?

Probably the best terminal I ever used, so many customisations possible, very frequent updates that always bring something new to the table or brings you great improvements. Possible to be used with other flavours of terminals like Fish or ZSH,... Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about iTerm2?

There are a lot of things to configure which might be a bit overwhelming for a new user. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

IA

Iram A.

Software Developer

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

11/15/2019

"Must have for a Software Developer"

5/5

What do you like best about iTerm2?

Being able to run my commands on a very very customizable tool, it's usually stable and helps getting things done as expected, also it runs fast and doesn't seem to consume a lof of the computer resources which is always a good thing Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about iTerm2?

From time to time it's not as stable as I'd like to, nothing too bad, bug if I had something to improve it'd be the stability Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering iTerm2:

It's a great software, you should use it Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is iTerm2 solving and how is that benefiting you?

Running commands, managing local files, even editing text sometimes (which might not be as practical and feel kinda old school, but still is fun to do from time to time), managing version control for different projects, etc Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

PP

Prajwal P.

Software Engineer

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

10/22/2019

"Great Alternative to native Mac's terminal"

4/5

What do you like best about iTerm2?

I have tried a lot of command line applications and i found this to be the best of all. Iterm2 does provide a lot of functionalities. It provides lot of keyboard shortcuts, password manager to save the server passwords. You can create user profiles and assign different setting for each profile. It also does provide various themes and fonts. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about iTerm2?

It lacks the functionality to auto enter the password when trying to login to the server unlike an app called terminus which auto enters the password if it is saved. So in Iterm2 i need to go to password manager and select the password. If that functionality is incorporated, i do not have any other cons with Iterm2. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering iTerm2:

User Profiles and keyboard shortcuts is the best part of Iterm2. Custom keyboard shortcuts can be created and saved in a profile as well . So there are many user profiles and custom keyboard shortcuts are available on the internet, that can be imported in Iterm2. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is iTerm2 solving and how is that benefiting you?

I do use it run commands in general, connect to servers, browse through project directories and open files. Since it provides options to create multiple profiles with various configurations, It is very helpful for me as i have automated it to run some commands after opening a server which is required by my organisation. Also the keyboard shortcuts are very helpful, like moving the cursor to beginning or end, delete a word or entire line. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

SD

Simone D.

Software Engineer

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

10/16/2019

"The best terminal for your Mac"

5/5

What do you like best about iTerm2?

The ability to open multiple tabs and, above all, multiple panels in the same window. I am a developer and vert frequently I need to keep multiple shell opened in the same window.

I like the ability to customize the colors of the shell and the integration with ZSH and nmux that improves a lot the terminal experience.

You can set almost any hotkey combination imaginable. The value in this is improving and streamlining productivity one hotkey at a time.

The application provides also interesting plugins that allows you to speed up your work. For example you can see images within the shell with Image Plugin. Very useful when you are working with folders that contains a lot of images.

Another key iTerm2 feature that I like so much is built-in search, which makes poring over pages-long log files much easier. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about iTerm2?

Sometimes keyboards combinations does not work as expected and you need to do a little manual configuration before to work.

Font rendering is not the best in some circumstances but close and reopen the application solves the issue. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering iTerm2:

Use the application with ZSH improves a lot your experience. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is iTerm2 solving and how is that benefiting you?

I can see logs from multiple sources in the same window thanks to multiple panels, can not live without it.

You are able to move panels in any direction, in this way you can organize your work in the best way you need. This is one of the most benefit I have realized. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.