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A simple serial terminal for the command line

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SerTerm, a cross-platform, terminal-native serial program

by elia_c·Jul 24, 2026·2 points·1 comment
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Finally, a serial tool with an interactive picker that doesn't require Java or Python.

Strengths
  • •Interactive device picker solves the annoying 'what is my port name?' friction instantly.
  • •Single 7MB static binary with zero runtime dependencies works everywhere immediately.
  • •Scriptable flags like --close-after enable easy integration into CI pipelines and agents.
Weaknesses
  • •Lacks advanced features like hex dump view or plotting found in heavier GUI tools.
  • •New project with only 1 star means long-term maintenance is unproven.
Target Audience

Embedded engineers, IoT developers, hardware hackers

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Post Description

SerTerm is a friendly, cross-platform serial terminal for humans, scripts, and AI coding agents.

Running serterm opens an interactive device picker, allowing you to select a connected serial device and baud rate. It can also be used non-interactively to list devices, stream logs, send commands, capture responses for a fixed period, and save terminal output.

SerTerm is a lightweight 7 MB standalone binary with no external dependencies. Builds are available for macOS, Linux, and Windows, along with .deb, .rpm, and .apk packages.

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