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Tess

Tess is a terminal emulator. It lets you have a full access to your computer, use command line based programs and many more.

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Cost / License

  • Free
  • Open Source

Application type

Platforms

  • Windows
  • Linux
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Properties

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

Features

  1.  Portable
  2.  Ad-free
  3.  Support for scripting
  4.  No registration required
  5.  Works Offline
  6.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
  7.  Dark Mode
  8.  Command line interface
  9.  No Tracking
  10.  Tabbed interface

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    K0RR added Tess as alternative to Contour Terminal Emulator
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  • johnhk reviewed Tess  

    I does look abandoned. Last release is Dec 4, 2022. All though there is some activity on their dev-branches. So maybe a large update is coming?

  • benji120791 liked Tess
  • K0RR added Tess as alternative to havoc
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GitHub repository

  •  222 Stars
  •  16 Forks
  •  4 Open Issues
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Our users have written 2 comments and reviews about Tess, and it has gotten 16 likes

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Top Positive Comment
Mathemagician
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Looks and feels great! A lot of potential but it seems like it's not in active development anymore.

Last change on the main branch was 2 years ago, the dev branch 6 months ago.

Squitch

Hello, and thank you for your feedback. To reassure you, the development of Tess is still active. We've just released a big update that take us some time to develop. Have a nice day !

johnhk
0

I does look abandoned. Last release is Dec 4, 2022. All though there is some activity on their dev-branches. So maybe a large update is coming?

What is Tess?

Tess is a terminal emulator. It lets you have a full access to your computer, use command line based programs and many more.

Intelligent Terminal

Tess was designed to provide you an optimal experience. Therefore, it has progress tracking support, notifications for completed process. It also has intelligent tabs that change their name depending of the current process, close confirmation and many more! These features are all configurable to suit your needs. All were designed to provide you the best experience as possible.

Work everywhere

It was designed to work on all computers. Also, Tess works on Windows, Linux. You will have the same experience on all your devices. Furthermore, Tess support platform-specific integrations like context menu on Windows. Tess also has a dynamic titlebar that work on all platforms. There is a perfect integration everywhere!

Built for you

Tess has been designed to match your needs. It comes with a ton of options and all of them are fully configurable in a dedicated configuration page. Moreover, Tess comes with a native support of plugins and themes. You can discover most of them in the marketplace. More, the extensions manager lets you install, update and remove extensions in less than one minute!

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