Console AlternativesShells and other similar apps like Console

Console is described as 'Windows console window enhancement. Console features include: multiple tabs, text editor-like text selection, different background types, alpha and color-key transparency, configurable font, different window styles' and is a popular Shell in the os & utilities category. There are more than 25 alternatives to Console for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, Electron / Atom Shell and BSD apps. The best Console alternative is ConEmu, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Console are Tabby Terminal, Cmder, PowerShell and Windows Terminal.

Console alternatives are mainly Terminal Emulators but may also be Shells or SSH Clients. Filter by these if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of Console.

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ConEmu
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Free • Open Source
Terminal Emulator
Windows
52 ConEmu alternatives
Windows console emulator with tabs, which presents multiple consoles and simple GUI applications as one customizable GUI window with various features.
- - ConEmu is the most popular Windows alternative to Console.
- - ConEmu is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Console.
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ConEmu Features
1. PortableConEmu can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
2. Command line interfaceConEmu either have CLI support or is a CLI-only app.
Tabbed interface
Shell integration
Quake-style
ANSI color support
Customizable
Split-screen view
Multi-tabs
Multiple window layouts
Remote Debugging
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Tabby Terminal
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Free • Open Source
Terminal Emulator
Shell
SSH Client
Mac
Windows
Linux
87 Tabby Terminal alternatives
Tabby is an infinitely customizable cross-platform terminal app for local shells, serial, SSH and Telnet connections.
- - Tabby Terminal is the most popular Mac & Linux alternative to Console.
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Tabby Terminal Features
1. Command line interfaceTabby Terminal either have CLI support or is a CLI-only app.
2. PortableTabby Terminal can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
3. Dark ModeTabby Terminal supports dark mode for comfortable usage in low light conditions.
4. LightweightTabby Terminal consumes less device resources compared to similar apps.
5. Support for scriptingTabby Terminal supports scripts and macros to automate or customize tasks.
SSH
Support for SFTP
Multiple Servers
Electron based
Customizable
Serial-port
Cmder
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Free • Open Source
Terminal Emulator
Windows
clink
ConEmu
Windows Command Prompt
PowerShell
37 Cmder alternatives
Cmder is an open-source replacement for the Windows command-line. It relies on ConEmu , extending it with the power of clink and some great looking defaults including a Monokai color scheme and custom prompt...
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Cmder Features
1. LightweightCmder consumes less device resources compared to similar apps.
2. PortableCmder can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
3. Support for ThemesYou can use themes and templates to change the look and feel of Cmder.
4. Windows Explorer ExtensionCmder can extend Windows Explorer in various ways, for example add context menu options, etc..
5. Command line interfaceCmder either have CLI support or is a CLI-only app.
6. Extensible by Plugins/ExtensionsCmder can be extended with add-ons, plugins and extensions.
Customizable
Command line/bash
Tabbed interface
ANSI color support
Built-in SSH client
PowerShell
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Free • Open Source
Terminal Emulator
Shell
Mac
Windows
Linux
61 PowerShell alternatives
PowerShell (including Windows PowerShell and PowerShell Core) is a task automation and configuration management framework from Microsoft, consisting of a command-line shell and associated scripting language built on the .NET Framework.
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PowerShell Features
1. Support for scriptingPowerShell supports scripts and macros to automate or customize tasks.
2. Extensible by Plugins/ExtensionsPowerShell can be extended with add-ons, plugins and extensions.
PowerShell Scripting
Optimized for Windows
Windows Terminal
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Free • Open Source
Terminal Emulator
Windows
91 Windows Terminal alternatives
Windows Terminal is a new, modern, feature-rich, productive terminal application for command-line users. It includes many of the features most frequently requested by the Windows command-line community including support for tabs, rich text, globalization, configurability...
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Windows Terminal Features
1. Command line interfaceWindows Terminal either have CLI support or is a CLI-only app.
2. Support for scriptingWindows Terminal supports scripts and macros to automate or customize tasks.
3. Support for ThemesYou can use themes and templates to change the look and feel of Windows Terminal.
4. Dark ModeWindows Terminal supports dark mode for comfortable usage in low light conditions.
Tabbed interface
Multiple shells
WSL integreation
Background transparency
Configured in JSON
Customizable
Support for Keyboard Shortcuts
Multiple window layouts
Emoji Text support
Multi-tabs
KiTTY
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Free • Open Source
Terminal Emulator
SSH Client
Windows
85 KiTTY alternatives
KiTTY is an opensource terminal emulator, forked from PuTTY , that adds many extra features to the original software.
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KiTTY Features
1. PortableKiTTY can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
2. Command line interfaceKiTTY either have CLI support or is a CLI-only app.
SSH
Session Management
Auto-login
Ssh tunnel
Multiple Browser Tabs
VPS
Auto-saving
Support for Keyboard Shortcuts
Built-in editor
Hyper
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Free • Open Source
Terminal Emulator
Shell
Mac
Windows
Linux
Electron / Atom Shell
84 Hyper alternatives
Hyper™ is a beautiful and extensible, cross-platform terminal built on open web standards. It provides an elegant command-line experience that is consistent across all supported platforms which includes macOS, Windows and various Linux distributions like Fedora and Debian.
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Hyper Features
1. Extensible by Plugins/ExtensionsHyper can be extended with add-ons, plugins and extensions.
2. Command line interfaceHyper either have CLI support or is a CLI-only app.
3. Support for ThemesYou can use themes and templates to change the look and feel of Hyper.
Split-screen view
Clean design
Electron based
Tiling Panes
Uses Packages
Divisible
Skinnable
Customizable
Multiple Font Colors
Plugin API
Yakuake
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Free • Open Source
Terminal Emulator
Linux
BSD
32 Yakuake alternatives
Yakuake is a 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.
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Yakuake Features
Dropdown terminal
Make window transparent
Split tabs
KDE
Quake-style
Tabbed interface
Built-in search engine
Terminal
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Free • Proprietary
Terminal Emulator
Shell
Mac
84 Terminal alternatives
Terminal (also referred to as Terminal.app) is a terminal emulator included in Apple's Mac OS X operating system. It originated in Mac OS X's predecessors, NEXTSTEP and OPENSTEP, and allows the user to interact with the computer through a command line interface.
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WindTerm
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Free • Proprietary
Terminal Emulator
Shell
SSH Client
Mac
Windows
Linux
44 WindTerm alternatives
A professional SSH/Telnet/Serial/Shell/Sftp client for DevOps.
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WindTerm Features
1. PortableWindTerm can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
2. Syntax HighlightingWindTerm supports syntax highlighting for various programming and markup languages.
3. Support for ThemesYou can use themes and templates to change the look and feel of WindTerm.
4. LightweightWindTerm consumes less device resources compared to similar apps.
Support for SFTP
SSH
X server
Command palette
Cross-Platform
Outliner
JuiceSSH
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Free • Proprietary
Terminal Emulator
SSH Client
Android
Android Tablet
mosh
OpenSSH
99 JuiceSSH alternatives
The all in one terminal client for Android including SSH, Local Shell, Mosh and Telnet support.
- - JuiceSSH is the most popular Android & Android Tablet alternative to Console.
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JuiceSSH Features
Host management
SSH
Telnet client
Ssh tunnel
mintty
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Free • Open Source
Terminal Emulator
Windows
37 mintty alternatives
Mintty is a terminal emulator for Cygwin that is based on code from PuTTY 0.60 by Simon Tatham and team.
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