Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (Apache-2.0)
Application typeApplication types
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
China



Yakuake is described as 'Drop-down (Quake-style) terminal emulator based on KDE Konsole technology. Its design was inspired from consoles in computer games such as Quake which slide down from the top of the screen when a key is pressed, and slide back up when the key is pressed again' and is a popular terminal emulator in the os & utilities category. There are more than 50 alternatives to Yakuake for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Mac, Windows, BSD and Android apps. The best Yakuake alternative is Ghostty, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Yakuake are Termux, Windows Terminal, MobaXterm and ConEmu.



A GPU-accelerated cross-platform terminal emulator and multiplexer written by @wez and implemented in Rust



Guake is a top-down terminal for Gnome (in the style of Yakuake for KDE, Tilda or the terminal used in Quake). Guake is already package by a number of distribution (among them are Fedora, Debian, Ubuntu or ArchLinux).


Ptyxis is a terminal for GNOME that focuses on ease-of-use in a world of containers.




Native macOS app built on Ghostty. Vertical tabs, notification rings when agents need attention, split panes, and a socket API for automation.




Fast, lightweight and minimalistic Wayland terminal emulator. Supports daemon mode, Sixel, and scrollback search.
Terminal emulator which mimics the look and feel of the old cathode tube screens, designed for eye-candy with lots of graphic options.





A transparent, borderless terminal that lets your desktop show through. Themes restyle its colours and type.

Extraterm is more than just a traditional terminal emulator. It provides a toolbox for working with your terminal and command line applications, allowing you to capture and reuse previous command output across your terminal sessions, preview images and rich media directly, and...



console - This is a modified version of Console 2 for a better experience under Windows Vista/7/8 and a better visual rendering.


Tilda is a Linux terminal taking after the likeness of many classic terminals from first person shooter games, Quake, Doom and Half-Life to name a few, where the terminal has no border and is hidden from the desktop till a key or keys is hit.

