Guake terminal AlternativesTop Terminal Emulators and other similar apps like Guake terminal

Guake terminal is described as 'Guake is a top-down terminal for Gnome (in the style of Yakuake for KDE, Tilda or the terminal used in Quake). Guake is already package by a number of distribution (among them are Fedora, Debian, Ubuntu or ArchLinux)' and is a very popular terminal emulator in the os & utilities category. There are more than 25 alternatives to Guake terminal for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Windows, Mac, BSD and GNOME apps. The best Guake terminal alternative is Ghostty, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Guake terminal are Tabby Terminal, ConEmu, Windows Terminal and Cmder.

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Guake is a top-down terminal for Gnome (in the style of Yakuake for KDE, Tilda or the terminal used in Quake). Guake is already package by a number of distribution (among them are Fedora, Debian, Ubuntu or ArchLinux).

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  1. Ghostty icon
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    Ghostty

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    Cross-platform terminal emulator balancing speed, platform-native UI, and modern features. Designed for an enhanced interactive CLI environment, offering full standards compliance for seamless integration with shells and CLI tools.

    51 Ghostty alternatives
    Ghostty screenshot 1

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Nix Package Manager
    • Homebrew

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Customizable
    3.  Support for Themes
    4.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Cross-Platform
    2.  GPU Acceleration
    3.  Tabbed interface
    4.  Split-screen view
    5.  Dark Mode
    6.  Syntax Highlighting
    7.  Portable
    8.  Support for scripting
    9.  Ad-free
    10.  No registration required
    11.  No Tracking
    12.  Works Offline
    Ghostty iconGuake terminal Icon

    Ghostty VS Guake terminal

    Is Ghostty a good alternative to Guake terminal?
     

    • Ghostty is the most popular Mac & Linux alternative to Guake terminal.

    • Ghostty is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Guake terminal.

    • Ghostty is Free and Open SourceGuake terminal is also Free and Open Source
    • Ghostty is Lightweight, Customizable and Privacy focusedGuake terminal is not according to our users
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    Tabby Terminal

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    Tabby is an infinitely customizable cross-platform terminal app for local shells, serial, SSH and Telnet connections.

    99 Tabby Terminal alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Tabby Terminal screenshot 1
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    Properties

    1.  Customizable
    2.  Support for Themes

    Features

    1.  SSH
    2.  Command line interface
    3.  Support for SFTP
    4.  Multiple Servers
    5.  Dark Mode
    6.  Portable
    7.  Serial-port
    8.  Electron based
    9.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    10.  Works Offline
    11.  Ad-free
    12.  Tabbed interface
    Tabby Terminal iconGuake terminal Icon

    Tabby Terminal VS Guake terminal

    Is Tabby Terminal a good alternative to Guake terminal?
     

    • Tabby Terminal is the most popular Windows alternative to Guake terminal.

    • Tabby Terminal is Free and Open SourceGuake terminal is also Free and Open Source
    • Tabby Terminal is CustomizableGuake terminal is not according to our users
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    ConEmu

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    Windows console emulator with tabs, which presents multiple consoles and simple GUI applications as one customizable GUI window with various features.

    58 ConEmu alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    Properties

    1.  Customizable

    Features

    1.  Tabbed interface
    2.  Shell integration
    3.  Quake-style
    4.  ANSI color support
    5.  Split-screen view
    6.  Multi-tabs
    7.  Portable
    8.  Multiple window layouts
    9.  Command line interface
    10.  Support environment variables
    11.  Remote Debugging
    12.  Kubernetes
    ConEmu iconGuake terminal Icon

    ConEmu VS Guake terminal

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    Comments about ConEmu as an Alternative to Guake terminal
     
    Guest

    There's a setting for Quake-style terminal view

    Positive comment •Feb 1, 2017
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    • Almost everyone thinks ConEmu is a great Guake terminal alternative.

    • ConEmu is Free and Open SourceGuake terminal is also Free and Open Source
    • ConEmu is CustomizableGuake terminal is not according to our users
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    Windows Terminal icon

    Windows Terminal

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    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...

    97 Windows Terminal alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    Properties

    1.  Support for Themes
    2.  Customizable

    Features

    1.  Tabbed interface
    2.  Multiple shells
    3.  WSL integreation
    4.  Background transparency
    5.  Configured in JSON
    6.  Command line interface
    7.  Support for Keyboard Shortcuts
    8.  Multiple window layouts
    9.  Multi-tabs
    10.  Support for scripting
    11.  Dark Mode
    12.  Ad-free
    Windows Terminal iconGuake terminal Icon

    Windows Terminal VS Guake terminal

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    Cmder

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    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...

    38 Cmder alternatives
    Cmder screenshot 1

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • clink
    • ConEmu
    • Windows Command Prompt
    • PowerShell
    Vim
    Split View

    Properties

    1.  Customizable
    2.  Lightweight
    3.  Support for Themes

    Features

    1.  Tabbed interface
    2.  Command line/bash
    3.  Portable
    4.  Ad-free
    5.  ANSI color support
    6.  No registration required
    7.  Autocompletion
    8. File Explorer icon  Windows Explorer Extension
    9.  Command line interface
    10.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    11.  Built-in SSH client
    Cmder iconGuake terminal Icon

    Cmder VS Guake terminal

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  7. iTerm2 icon
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    iTerm2

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    iTerm2 is a replacement for Terminal and the successor to iTerm. It works on Macs with macOS 10.10 or newer. iTerm2 brings the terminal into the modern age with features you never knew you always wanted.

    80 iTerm2 alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    Autocomplete
    Split Panes
    +9
    Paste History

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Customizable

    Features

    1.  Supports Python
    2.  SSH
    3.  Integrated Search
    4.  Key binding
    5.  Support for scripting
    6.  Multiple Profiles
    7.  Split windows
    8.  Quake-style
    9.  Notifications
    iTerm2 iconGuake terminal Icon

    iTerm2 VS Guake terminal

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    Comments about iTerm2 as an Alternative to Guake terminal
     
    Guest

    For MacOS, it offers drop-down functionality like Guake does for Linux/BSD.

    Positive comment •Feb 6, 2019
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    • Most users think iTerm2 is a great Guake terminal alternative.

    • iTerm2 is Free and Open SourceGuake terminal is also Free and Open Source
    • iTerm2 is Customizable and LightweightGuake terminal is not according to our users
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    MobaXterm

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    MobaXterm is an enhanced terminal app that brings the advanced features of a Unix-like command-line to Windows. It takes the power of Cygwin and wraps it in a sleek, visual interface that's super easy to use, lightweight and portable.

    109 MobaXterm alternatives
    MobaXterm tabbed terminal

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Graphical SFTP browser
    Multi-execution
    +7
    Remote Unix desktop (XDMCP)

    Top MobaXterm Features

    1.  X server
    2.  Support for SFTP
    3.  SSH
    4.  Tabbed interface
    5.  Embedded Xserver
    6.  Portable
    7.  RDP Functionality
    8.  Multiple Terminal
    9.  Support for Multiple protocols
    10.  Built-in File Manager
    11. File Explorer icon  Windows Explorer Extension
    12.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    MobaXterm iconGuake terminal Icon

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    Kitty terminal icon

    Kitty terminal

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    Kitty ( not to be confused with KiTTY ) is a powerful, cross-platform GPU-based terminal emulator. It offloads rendering to the GPU and uses OpenGL for fast, cross-platform performance with built-in tiling layouts as well as graphic, unicode...

    80 Kitty terminal alternatives
    Kitty terminal screenshot 1

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    Kitty terminal screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Support for Themes

    Features

    1.  GPU based
    2.  Font Ligature Support
    3.  Split-screen view
    4.  Command line interface
    5.  Tiling Layouts
    6.  Full keyboard shortcuts
    7.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    8.  Syntax Highlighting
    Kitty terminal iconGuake terminal Icon

    Kitty terminal VS Guake terminal

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  11. Yakuake icon
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    Yakuake

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    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.

    38 Yakuake alternatives
    Yakuake screenshot 1

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
    • KDE
    • Flathub

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Support for Themes

    Features

    1.  Dropdown terminal
    2.  Make window transparent
    3.  Split tabs
    4.  KDE
    5.  Tabbed interface
    6.  Command line interface
    7.  Dark Mode
    8.  Quake-style
    9.  Built-in search engine
    Yakuake iconGuake terminal Icon

    Yakuake VS Guake terminal

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    Comments about Yakuake as an Alternative to Guake terminal
     
    Toadtoad

    Like Guake, Yakuake is a drop-down terminal emulator. The main difference is that this one is KDE, and Guake is GNOME.

    Positive comment •Oct 15, 2020
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    Bobbee Bumble

    Yakuake is KDE desktop's alternative to Guake, wish similar Quake-style dropdown ergonomy.

    Positive comment •Jan 18, 2021
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    • Almost everyone thinks Yakuake is a great Guake terminal alternative.

    • Yakuake is Free and Open SourceGuake terminal is also Free and Open Source
    • Yakuake is LightweightGuake terminal is not according to our users
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    Terminator

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    Terminator enables the user to run and manage multiple terminal emulators side-by-side in the same window. The main focus is arranging terminals in a grid. (Tabs is the most common default method, which Terminator also supports.

    85 Terminator alternatives
    Terminator is running Vim, Bash, and Python side by side.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
    • GNOME
    Terminator screenshot 1
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    +1
    Terminator screenshot 3

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Support for Themes

    Features

    1.  Support for Multiple Monitors
    2.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    3.  Split-screen view
    4.  Function Key Shortcuts
    5.  Tiling Layouts
    6.  Split windows
    7.  Multiple Terminal
    Terminator iconGuake terminal Icon

    Terminator VS Guake terminal

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    cryoff

    Allows for very easy use of multiple terminals simultaneously. Ultimate for those who urgently works in such environment.

    Positive comment •Oct 10, 2017
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    • Terminator is Free and Open SourceGuake terminal is also Free and Open Source
    • Terminator is LightweightGuake terminal is not according to our users
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