Command-line tool

picocom

brew/picocom

Checked 25 Oct 2026, 21:09 UTC · Listing refreshed from Homebrew, winget, npm, Scoop and cargo; npm packages checked against OSV.dev

Minimal dumb-terminal emulation program

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Type

Command-line tool

Install on

macOS, Linux

Last checked

25 Oct 2026, 21:09 UTC

Install it

macOS

brew install picocom

Linux

brew install picocom

Connect to a serial console with the default baud rate of 9600

sudo picocom /dev/ttyXYZ

Connect to a serial console with a specified baud rate

sudo picocom /dev/ttyXYZ -b baud_rate

Map special characters (e.g. `LF` to `CRLF`)

sudo picocom /dev/ttyXYZ --imap lfcrlf

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