x3270 is an IBM 3270 terminal emulator for the X Window System and Windows. It runs on most Unix-like operating systems -- e.g., Linux, Mac OS X, Solaris and Cygwin. It also runs natively on Windows.

x3270 runs over a TELNET connection, emulating either an IBM 3279 (color) or 3278 (monochrome). It supports:

It does not yet support graphics. x3270 is distributed as source code, and can be used for free.

x3270 is available in several different forms:

Also available is x026, an IBM 026 Keypunch emulator.

Comments and questions about x3270 should be directed to Paul Mattes.

News

2020-07-26 x3270 4.0ga10 and wx3270 1.0alpha1 released.
2020-03-17 The x3270 Wiki is launched.
2020-03-16 3.6ga11 released.