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Tabby vs Serial

Side-by-side comparison for macOS

Tabby

8.0
Developer Tools

Terminal emulator, SSH and serial client

Serial

8.0
Developer Tools

Connect to almost anything with a serial port

Metric Tabby Serial
Category Developer Tools Developer Tools
AI Score 8.0 8.0
30-day Installs 1.0K 136
90-day Installs 3.3K 446
365-day Installs 11.5K 2.1K
Version 1.0.234 2.0.18
Auto-updates No Yes
Deprecated No No
GitHub Stars 69.4K 2.4K
GitHub Forks 3.9K 1.2K
Open Issues 2.6K 102
License MIT MIT
Language TypeScript C++
Last GitHub Commit 4mo ago 1y ago
First Seen Jul 4, 2021 Oct 9, 2015

Reviews

Tabby

Tabby is a modern terminal emulator with built-in AI integration, offering features like GitHub Copilot and customizability. It's ideal for developers and power users needing a versatile terminal experience.

Tabby provides a terminal emulator with SSH and serial client capabilities, enhanced by AI-powered features.

Pros

  • + Modern and customizable UI
  • + AI-powered coding assistant integration
  • + Cross-platform support
  • + Active development and community engagement

Cons

  • - Persistent bugs, especially on Linux
  • - Transparency issues in some environments

Serial

Serial is a macOS application that enables developers and hardware enthusiasts to connect to devices via serial ports, offering cross-platform support and robust functionality for working with IoT and embedded systems.

Connects to devices using serial ports, facilitating communication for developers and hardware enthusiasts.

Pros

  • + Cross-platform support for various devices
  • + Actively maintained and updated
  • + Robust functionality for serial communication

Cons

  • - Limited community discussion
  • - Few recent mentions or updates beyond core functionality