The most popular Mac alternative is ZOC. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try CoolTerm or dterm (terminal emulator). If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked 14 alternatives to minicom and seven of them are available for Mac so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Minicom is a simple text-based modem control and terminal emulation program somewhat similar to MSDOS Telix. Minicom includes a dialing directory, full ANSI and VT100 emulation, an (external) scripting language, and other features. Minicom is installed by default on Debian microSD. To run it from the shell prompt just type: # minicom -s -s parm runs minicom in setup mode. Select Serial port setup and type enter: Now type A to change the serial port and F to disable the hardware flow control. Select Exit from the configuration menu. Minicom includes a dialing directory, ANSI and VT100emulation, an (external) scripting language, and other features. Minicom is a menu-driven communications program. It also has an auto ZMODEM download.
About the App
Using Minicom
- App name: midnight-commander
- App description: Terminal-based visual file manager
- App website: https://www.midnight-commander.org/
Install the App
- Press
Command+Space
and type Terminal and press enter/return key. - Run in Terminal app:
ruby -e '$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/master/install)' < /dev/null 2> /dev/null
and press enter/return key.
If the screen prompts you to enter a password, please enter your Mac's user password to continue. When you type the password, it won't be displayed on screen, but the system would accept it. So just type your password and press ENTER/RETURN key. Then wait for the command to finish. - Run:
brew install midnight-commander
Minicom Download Mac Installer
Done! You can now use
midnight-commander
.