Console Alternatives

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 and BSD apps. The best Console alternative is Tabby Terminal, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Console are ConEmu, Cmder, Windows Terminal and PowerShell.

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Console

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Free • Open Source

Console is a 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...

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Console alternatives page was last updated Sep 9, 2022

mintty
Mintty is a terminal emulator for Cygwin that is based on code from PuTTY 0.60 by Simon Tatham and team.
38 mintty alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application type
- Terminal Emulator
Platforms
- Windows
mintty VS Console
Is mintty a good alternative to Console?

ConsoleZ
console - This is a modified version of Console 2 for a better experience under Windows Vista/7/8 and a better visual rendering.
73 ConsoleZ alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application types
- Terminal Emulator
- Shell
Platforms
- Windows
ConsoleZ Features
Command line interface
Tabbed interface
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ConsoleZ VS Console
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gow
Gow (Gnu On Windows) is the lightweight alternative to Cygwin. It uses a convenient Windows installer that installs about 130 extremely useful
24 gow alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application type
- Compiler
Platforms
- Windows
Discontinued
No activity for over a year.
gow VS Console
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Fluent Terminal
Terminal emulator based on UWP and web technologies.
85 Fluent Terminal alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application type
- Terminal Emulator
Platforms
- Windows
Fluent Terminal Features
1. Command line interface
2. Lightweight
3. Tabbed interface
4. Customizable
5. Support for Keyboard Shortcuts
6. Multiple shells
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Fluent Terminal VS Console
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upterm
A terminal emulator for the 21st century. (formerly) Black Screen is a terminal emulator and interactive shell with auto-completion.
65 upterm alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application types
- Terminal Emulator
- Shell
Platforms
- Mac
- Linux
- Electron / Atom Shell
upterm Features
Command line interface
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+5
Discontinued
Deprecated since May 20, 2019. Maintainer suggests using Hyper instead.
upterm VS Console
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wsl-terminal
A terminal emulator for Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL), includes mintty, wslbridge, cbwin, and some other useful tools.
13 wsl-terminal alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Platforms
- Windows
+1
wsl-terminal VS Console
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Penteract CMD GUI Creator
Create GUIs for command line commands. Then drag files in to get their paths. And click buttons to choose switches.
17 Penteract CMD GUI Creator alternatives
License model
- Free • Proprietary
Platforms
- Windows
Penteract CMD GUI Creator Features
Command line interface
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Penteract CMD GUI Creator VS Console
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superconsole
SuperConsole is a software collection based on ConEmu, MSYS2, Mintty, Zsh, Git for Windows, grml-zsh-config, Antigen and agkozak-zsh-theme projects, customized and configured for everyday use.
37 superconsole alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application type
- Terminal Emulator
Platforms
- Windows
Top superconsole Features
1. Portable
2. Command line interface
3. Shell integration
4. Split-screen view
5. ANSI color support
6. Multi-tabs
7. Command line/bash
8. Create SSH users
9. Tabbed interface
10. Customizable
11. Multiple window layouts
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superconsole VS Console
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TEXTREME
TEXTREME is a lively, animated text editor with the feel of a retro videogame complete with sounds and game-like visual effects. The screen shakes as you type while particle effects decorate new characters.
103 TEXTREME alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application type
- Text Editor
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
TEXTREME Features
Text editing
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TEXTREME VS Console
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TCC/LE
TCC/LE is a complete CMD replacement, and is compatible with your existing Windows command prompt and CMD batch files, while adding thousands of new features.
21 TCC/LE alternatives
License model
- Freemium • Proprietary
Platforms
- Windows
TCC/LE Features
Support for scripting
Command line interface
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TCC/LE VS Console
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rxvt-unicode
Rxvt-unicode is a highly customizable terminal emulator forked from rxvt. Commonly known as urxvt, rxvt-unicode can be daemonized to run clients within a single process in order to minimize the use of system resources.
60 rxvt-unicode alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application type
- Terminal Emulator
Platforms
- Mac
- Linux
rxvt-unicode VS Console
Is rxvt-unicode a good alternative to Console?

Electerm
electerm is a terminal/ssh/sftp client(linux, mac, win) based on electron/node-pty/xterm/antd and many other libs, it works like a combination of guake and xshell.
61 Electerm alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application types
- Terminal Emulator
- File Manager
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Electron / Atom Shell
Electerm Features
1. Built-in SSH client
2. Tabbed interface
3. SSH
4. Support for SFTP
5. Support for FTP
6. Dual Pane Support
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Electerm VS Console
Is Electerm a good alternative to Console?