moserial is a clean, friendly gtk-based serial terminal for the GNOME desktop.
It supports the view of incoming and outgoing data in both ASCII and hexadecimal formats with the option to log this data. It also supports sending and receiving of x, y, and z-modem files, and has profiles to easily switch between configurations for different devices you are communicating with.
This is free and open source software.
Key Features
- ASCII and HEX views of incoming and outgoing data.
- Logging to file of incoming and/or outgoing data.
- Support for x, y, and z-modem file send and receive.
- Support for profile files, to load/save common configurations.
- Easier to use than the alternatives.
- Supports i18n
Website: gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/moserial
Support:
Developer: Michael J. Chudobiak, Marlodavampire, Michael Wolf, Simeon Felis, Danny
License: GNU General Public License v3.0

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