TotalTerminal AlternativesTerminal Emulators and other similar apps like TotalTerminal

TotalTerminal is described as 'A system-wide terminal accessible via a hot-key. TotalTerminal is a plugin for Terminal.app. It provides persistent Visor Window which slides down when you press a hot-key. Remember Quake Console?' and is a terminal emulator in the os & utilities category. There are more than 10 alternatives to TotalTerminal for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Windows, Mac, BSD and Flathub apps. The best TotalTerminal alternative is iTerm2, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like TotalTerminal are Kitty terminal, Wave Terminal, Tess and Yakuake.

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A system-wide terminal accessible via a hot-key. TotalTerminal is a plugin for Terminal.app. It provides persistent Visor Window which slides down when you press a hot-key. Remember Quake Console?

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  1. 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.

    79 iTerm2 alternatives
    By Itself

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    Autocomplete
    Split Panes
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    Paste History

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Customizable

    Features

    1.  SSH
    2.  Integrated Search
    3.  Key binding
    4.  Supports Python
    5.  Support for scripting
    6.  Notifications
    7.  Multiple Profiles
    8.  Split windows
    9.  Quake-style
    10.  Multiple languages
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    • iTerm2 is the most popular Mac alternative to TotalTerminal.

    • iTerm2 is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to TotalTerminal.

    • iTerm2 is Free and Open SourceTotalTerminal is also Free and Open Source
    • iTerm2 is Customizable and LightweightTotalTerminal is not according to our users
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    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...

    79 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
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    • Kitty terminal is the most popular Linux alternative to TotalTerminal.

    • Kitty terminal is Free and Open SourceTotalTerminal is also Free and Open Source
    • Kitty terminal is LightweightTotalTerminal is not according to our users
  4. Wave Terminal icon
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    Wave Terminal

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    Wave is an open-source, AI-native terminal built for seamless developer workflows with inline rendering, a modern UI, and persistent sessions.

    59 Wave Terminal alternatives
    Render images inline with Wave plugins.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Windows
    Our integrated editor, codeedit—leveraging Monaco, the engine behind VSCode—enables inline editing of both local and remote files.
    Wave AI in the command box.
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    Render PDFs inline with Wave plugins.

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused
    2.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Syntax Highlighting
    2.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    3.  Support for MarkDown
    4.  No registration required
    5.  Command line interface
    6.  Works Offline
    7.  Ad-free
    8.  Dark Mode
    9.  Comma Separated Values
    10.  AI-Powered
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    Wave Terminal VS TotalTerminal

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    • Wave Terminal is the most popular Windows alternative to TotalTerminal.

    • Wave Terminal is Free and Open SourceTotalTerminal is also Free and Open Source
    • Wave Terminal is Privacy focused and LightweightTotalTerminal is not according to our users
  5. Tess icon
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    Tess

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

    55 Tess alternatives
    Tess screenshot 1

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
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    Tess screenshot 3

    Properties

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

    Features

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

    37 Yakuake alternatives
    Yakuake screenshot 1

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
    • KDE
    • Flathub

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Dropdown terminal
    2.  Split tabs
    3.  Make window transparent
    4.  KDE
    5.  Tabbed interface
    6.  Quake-style
    7.  Built-in search engine
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  7. WezTerm icon
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    WezTerm

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    A GPU-accelerated cross-platform terminal emulator and multiplexer written by @wez and implemented in Rust

    91 WezTerm alternatives
    WezTerm screenshot 1

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    WezTerm screenshot 1
    WezTerm screenshot 2

    Properties

    1.  Support for Themes
    2.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  GPU Acceleration
    2.  Lua scripting
    3.  Hyperlinks
    4.  Font Ligature Support
    5.  WSL integreation
    6.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    7.  Support for scripting
    8.  Split tabs
    9.  Multi panel
    WezTerm iconTotalTerminal Icon

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  9. Guake terminal icon
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    Guake terminal

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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).

    37 Guake terminal alternatives
    preferences

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
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    Guake terminal Features

    1.  Dropdown terminal
    2.  Quake-style
    3.  Tabbed interface
    4.  Split tabs
    5.  Terminal-based
    6.  Built-in terminal emulation
    Guake terminal iconTotalTerminal Icon

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  10. Cool Retro Term icon
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    Cool Retro Term

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    Terminal emulator which mimics the look and feel of the old cathode tube screens, designed for eye-candy with lots of graphic options.

    51 Cool Retro Term alternatives
    Cool Retro Term screenshot 1

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    Cool Retro Term screenshot 1
    Cool Retro Term screenshot 2

    Properties

    1.  Support for Themes

    Features

    1.  Command line interface
    2.  Works Offline
    3.  Dark Mode
    4.  No registration required
    Cool Retro Term iconTotalTerminal Icon

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  11. tilda icon
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    tilda

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    Tilda is a Linux terminal taking after the likeness of many classic terminals from first person shooter games, Quake, Doom and Half-Life to name a few, where the terminal has no border and is hidden from the desktop till a key or keys is hit.

    33 tilda alternatives
    Tilda Pulled Down

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Command line interface
    2.  Dropdown terminal
    Tilda's Preferences
    Discontinued

    The last version (0.9.6) was released in April 2008.

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  12. Ptyxis icon
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    Ptyxis

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    Ptyxis is a terminal for GNOME that focuses on ease-of-use in a world of containers.

    54 Ptyxis alternatives
    Ptyxis screenshot 1

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • GNOME
    • Flatpak
    Ptyxis screenshot 1
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    +8
    Ptyxis screenshot 3

    Properties

    1.  Support for Themes

    Features

    1.  Container Virtualization
    2.  No registration required
    3.  Dark Mode
    4.  Works Offline
    5.  Ad-free
    6.  Color Palette
    7.  Support for Keyboard Shortcuts
    8.  Tabbed interface
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  13. Qonsole icon
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    Qonsole

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    "A Quake-like Console Emulator." Proudly under the MIT License.

    22 Qonsole alternatives
    Qonsole screenshot 1

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    yeahconsole

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    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
    yeahconsole screenshot 1

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD

    yeahconsole Features

    1.  Dropdown terminal
    yeahconsole screenshot 1
    yeahconsole iconTotalTerminal Icon

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