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).
ddterm Alternatives
ddterm is described as 'Drop down terminal extension for the Gnome desktop environment' and is a terminal emulator in the os & utilities category. There are more than 10 alternatives to ddterm for a variety of platforms, including Linux, BSD, Windows, GNOME and Mac apps. The best ddterm alternative is Terminator, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like ddterm are GNOME Terminal, Yakuake, Hyper and Wave Terminal.
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An AutoHotkey script that enables a quake-style terminal-on-a-hotkey for mintty.
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