CuteCom

CuteCom is a cool graphical serial terminal that works kind of like minicom. It’s designed mainly for hardware developers or anyone who needs to communicate with their devices easily.

Free Software for Everyone

The best part? CuteCom is free software! It’s available under the GNU General Public License Version 2, which you can find in the COPYING file. This awesome tool is built using the Qt library from Trolltech, making it both functional and user-friendly. If you're interested, you can check out its sourceforge project page.

Simple Installation and Uninstallation

CuteCom doesn't mess around with complex autotools like autoconf or automake. Instead, it uses a simple wrapper script to call qmake for setup. When you want to uninstall it, just delete the files named "cutecom" and "cutecom.desktop"—and voilà! You're done! Oh, and if you need to locate the config file, it's at ~/.qt/cutecomrc.

Awesome Features of CuteCom

Check out these key features:

• Super easy-to-use GUI that anyone can navigate.


• No annoying cryptic keyboard shortcuts—just straightforward controls!


• A line-oriented interface that makes things simpler than character-oriented ones.


• Standard control sequences like Ctrl+C, Ctrl+Q, and Ctrl+S work perfectly.


• An input history feature so you can see what you've typed before.


• A cute GUI that makes working more fun! 😁


• Support for xmodem, ymodem, zmodem (just grab those sz tools).


• You can easily tell apart what you've typed and what has been echoed back.


• Select between read/write modes: read-only or write-only options are available too!


• You can open devices without messing up their settings.


• Hexadecimal input and output options are included!


• You get to configure line end characters (LF, CR, LFCR) as you wish.


• Easily set delays between characters for better communication.