ConEmu
Powerful, fast and reliable Windows terminal that can run any console WinAPI or Unix PTY app.
- Free • Open Source
- Windows
What is ConEmu?
Windows console emulator with tabs, which presents multiple consoles and simple GUI applications as one customizable GUI window with various features.
Initially, the program was created as a companion to 
Far Manager .
Today, ConEmu can be used with any other console application or simple GUI tools (like 
PuTTY for example). ConEmu is an active project, open to suggestions.
ConEmu starts a console program in hidden console window and provides an alternative customizable GUI window with various features:
- smooth and friendly window resizing;
- tabs for editors, viewers, panels and consoles;
- run simple GUI apps in tabs;
- Windows 7 Jump Lists and Progress on Taskbar buttons;
- easily run old DOS applications (games) in Windows 7 or 64-bit OS;
- thumbnails and tiles in Far Manager;
- normal, maximized and full screen graphical window modes;
- customizable window fonts;
- using 24-bit colors in Far Manager 3.x;
- ANSI X3.64 and Xterm 256 colors;
- cursor: standard console (horizontal) or GUI (vertical);
- optional per-application settings (e.g. palette);
- vertical console buffer scrolling using the keyboard (BufferHeight mode);
- show full output (1K+ lines) of last command in Far Manager's editor/viewer;
- customizable Far Manager right click behaviour (long click opens context menu);
- drag and drop (explorer style) of files and folders in Far Manager;
- limited support of BDF fonts;
- user friendly text and block selection;
- transparency and desktop mode;
- customizable starting tabs;
- configurable and clickable status bar;
All settings are read from the registry (multiple named configurations are supported), after which the command line parameters are applied. Parameters /Config and /BufferHeight can only be specified on the command line. Most settings are configured using the Settings dialog, not from the command line.
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ConEmu Features
ConEmu information
- Developed byMaksim Moisiuk
- LicensingOpen Source (BSD-3-Clause) and Free product.
- Written in
- RatingAverage rating of 4.4
- Alternatives50 alternatives listed
Supported Languages
- English
GitHub repository
- 7,955 Stars
- 547 Forks
- 987 Open Issues
- Updated
Comments and Reviews
Tags
- Terminal Emulator
- Environment Variables
- console
- replacement
- Developer Tools
- shell-access
Recent user activities on ConEmu
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ConEmu is simply the best terminal emulator for Windows. It works great for me, with all kinds of shells and tools. I cannot imagine using Windows without it.
Works amazingly with Bash for Windows 10. It's like using a proper Linux terminal emulator. I LOVE this software.
Fantastic terminal, probably the best I have ever used on windows.... when it works. Unfortunately there are a ton of bugs with scrolling buffer and window resizing that practically renders it unusable for certain tasks and it doesnt seem like developers are trying to fix these well known faults.
It looks great, lets you use all different terminals (PowerShell, CMD, etc.) in one window. Very customizable.
Split or single screen highly customizable terminal emulator with any number of terminals of your choice + startup / default Task option so all the terminals will open upon program startup. Grids also doesn't have to be symmetrical, e.g. you may have 1 wide terminal at top and 1,2,3,4 or any number of terminals at the bottom if you wish.
ConEmu is miles ahead of other terminals, may take some time to configure with all the options, here conemu cygwin clink quakeconsole splitviews and a lot of shortcuts keeps the doctor away
ConEmu is the best Windows terminal.
There is other "alternative" but in reality it is the same ConEmu with some guy modifications made public, a good-looking theme and a bunch of scripts to please everyone needs. Like Superconsole, Cmder and other out there. In another word is another distro like the infinites debian/ubuntu clones with a nice wallpaper and high res icons.
Sorry I'm not a fan of cmder or any other "ConEmu with scripts fit all needs".
Grab ConEmu and add the shell you need. Basically 3 steps.