Serial terminal for Mac, next to your SSH servers
Wardterm for Mac is a serial terminal for console cables and USB adapters, to configure switches, routers and boards.
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Version 1.0.2, 93.5 MB, macOS 12 or laterSHA-256 1e1c4a5e25c0138c3a006e751f2b086fad40fefeacf870b2390d21a9a205d3bb
Choose Serial as the protocol of a server, pick the port and set the line. The console opens in a terminal tab like any session, with the same themes, history and recording.
What it does
Every line setting
Speed, data bits, parity, stop bits, flow control, what Enter sends and local echo, saved with the server.
Cable out, cable in
Unplug the adapter and the terminal waits, then takes the port up again when it is back.
Settings that follow you
Line settings sync with the server. The port is remembered on each Mac.
Older character sets
ISO-8859-1, Windows-1252, Shift_JIS, KOI8-R and others, for devices that do not use UTF-8.
Recorded like any session
Record a console session and play it back later.
Questions about the serial terminal
Is the serial terminal free?
Yes, it is part of the Free plan.
Which adapters work?
USB to serial adapters that macOS shows as a port, such as /dev/cu.usbserial or /dev/cu.usbmodem.
Try Wardterm on your own servers
Download the app and add your first server.