PowerCmd Alternatives

PowerCmd is described as 'A command prompt replacement for Windows that arranges command line windows in a graphical, tabbed user interface. Other features include saving and restoring sessions, text editing capabilities, bookmarks, a searchbar, a customizable toolbar, etc' and is an app in the os & utilities category. There are more than 10 alternatives to PowerCmd for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, BSD, Mac and Snapcraft apps. The best PowerCmd alternative is PowerShell, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like PowerCmd are ConEmu, Alacritty, Terminator and clink.

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  1. PowerShell icon
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    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.

    70 PowerShell alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Snapcraft
     
  2. ConEmu icon
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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.

    65 ConEmu alternatives

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    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  3. Alacritty icon
     70 likes

    Alacritty is a blazing fast, GPU accelerated terminal emulator. It’s written in Rust and uses OpenGL for rendering to be the fastest terminal emulator available. Alacritty is available on GitHub in source form.

    91 Alacritty alternatives

    Cost / License

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
     
  4. Terminator icon
     166 likes

    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.

    94 Terminator alternatives

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    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
    • GNOME
     
  5. clink icon
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    Clink enhances your productivity in Microsoft Windows' "cmd.exe". If you're familiar with Bash then you will be familiar with the changes that clink brings to "cmd.exe" (it uses the same 'Readline' library that Bash uses). It is a small utility.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  6. Command Prompt, also known as cmd.exe or cmd (after its executable file name), is the command-line interpreter on Windows NT, Windows CE, OS/2 and eComStation operating systems. It is the counterpart of COMMAND.

    45 Windows Command Prompt alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  7. foot icon
     10 likes

    Fast, lightweight and minimalistic Wayland terminal emulator. Supports daemon mode, Sixel, and scrollback search.

    78 foot alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
     
  8. Console icon
     97 likes

    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 styles.

    32 Console alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com
     
  9. ConsoleZ icon
     27 likes

    console - This is a modified version of Console 2 for a better experience under Windows Vista/7/8 and a better visual rendering.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  10. Create GUIs for command line commands. Then drag files in to get their paths. And click buttons to choose switches.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  11. win-bash icon
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    win-bash is a Windows port of the famous GNU bash (see GNU Bash homepage).

    The goal of the win-bash project is to finish the port to Windows and provide a full functional bash.exe binary for windows nt and derived systems. win-bash can be used as a input shell as well as an inte.

    40 win-bash alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  12. TCC/LE icon
     16 likes

    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.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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