Cutecom for Linux

CuteCom is a graphical serial terminal designed for Linux users.

It provides a simple-to-use interface without confusing keyboard shortcuts, making it easier to send and receive data through serial connections.

Unlike some other serial terminals that rely on character-by-character input, CuteCom uses a line-oriented interface, which helps users handle commands and data more clearly.

One important feature is its support for popular transfer protocols like xmodem, ymodem, and zmodem.

However, these protocols require extra tools called sz tools to work properly.

Users can also customize how data is displayed and entered, such as switching between hexadecimal input and output, changing line-ending characters (like LF, CR, or LFCR), and adding timestamps to each line shown in the terminal.

Although CuteCom has many helpful features, session support is a bit limited because starting a session needs to be done through the command line using the -s option.

After starting sessions this way, users can manage them through a session manager panel.

This small limitation might affect how easily users can switch between different sessions.

The software also offers useful control sequences like Ctrl+C, Ctrl+Q, and Ctrl+S (with CMD+ on MacOS), helps distinguish typed text from echoed text, and has input history to repeat past commands quickly.

Users can open serial connections in read/write, read-only, or write-only modes.

CuteCom is part of the System and Terminal Emulator categories on Linux.

It is ideal for tech-savvy users who want a graphical serial terminal that balances ease of use with useful customization options.