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

FireCMD
FireCMD command shell has features like recursive aliases, command substitution using files, HTML and CSS support, which makes it a next generation command shell. It also remembers command history and last working directory for next session.
43 FireCMD alternatives
License model
- Paid • Proprietary
Application types
- Terminal Emulator
- Shell
Platforms
- Windows
FireCMD Features
Command line interface
Tabbed interface
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FireCMD VS Console
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- FireCMD is the most popular commercial alternative to Console.
- FireCMD is Paid and ProprietaryConsole is Free and Open Source

RXVT
RXVT –our extended virtual terminal– is a terminal emulator for X11. It is a popular replacement for the standard ‘xterm’.
91 RXVT alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application type
- Terminal Emulator
Platforms
- Windows
- Linux
Discontinued
Last updated in 2013.
RXVT VS Console
Is RXVT a good alternative to Console?

Take Command
The most powerful Windows console command line tools and batch scripting solution available. Create batch file commands and Windows batch files that you can use every day - for everything from launching applications to serious file management and scripting.
17 Take Command alternatives
License model
- Paid • Proprietary
Platforms
- Windows
Take Command Features
Command line interface
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Take Command VS Console
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yeahconsole
YeahConsole turns an xterm into a gamelike console. This means it will slide down from top of your screen if you hit a shortcut key. (You will need xterm version 168 or higher to make this happen).
18 yeahconsole alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application type
- Terminal Emulator
Platforms
- Linux
- BSD
yeahconsole Features
Dropdown terminal
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yeahconsole VS Console
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CMD++
CMD++ is a command line program, which was devoloped as alternative to the Windows (R) console. You can use it at public places (eg. at school) when the native console is locked but you do need to run a program in the console (eg. to type arguments).
28 CMD++ alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Platforms
- Windows
Discontinued
last release in 2009 per sourceforge. See https://sourceforge.net/projects/cmdpp/files/
CMD++ VS Console
Is CMD++ a good alternative to Console?

CLIX
CLIX ('command line interface for OS X') makes it easy to harness the power of Unix. It becomes both a fish to buy and a series of lessons in how to fish and ultimately a handy way to work.
52 CLIX alternatives
License model
- Free • Proprietary
Platforms
- Mac
CLIX Features
Command line interface
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CLIX VS Console
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mrxvt
Based on rxvt. Tabbed interface. Very lightweight. Few dependencies. Only drawback is poor unicode support (theres an SVN branch with working but slightly buggy support)
64 mrxvt alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application type
- Terminal Emulator
Platforms
- Linux
mrxvt Features
Lightweight
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Discontinued
Latest release Sep. 9, 2008
mrxvt VS Console
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