Windows Quake Style Console AlternativesTerminal Emulators and other similar apps like Windows Quake Style Console

Windows Quake Style Console is described as 'Windows Quake style console wrapper (cmd wrapper), that shows at Win+~ key and allow to run inside it different programs, e.g. FAR Manager' and is a terminal emulator in the os & utilities category. There are more than 10 alternatives to Windows Quake Style Console for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Windows, Mac, BSD and KDE Plasma apps. The best Windows Quake Style Console alternative is iTerm2, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Windows Quake Style Console are Kitty terminal, Yakuake, WezTerm and Guake terminal.

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  1. iTerm2 icon
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    Terminal emulator for macOS enabling split panes, session restoration, advanced customization, search, SSH, automation features, tmux integration, Unicode, mouse support, notifications, inline images, broadcast input, and profile management.

    84 iTerm2 alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
     
    • iTerm2 is the most popular Mac alternative to Windows Quake Style Console.

    • iTerm2 is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Windows Quake Style Console.

    • iTerm2 is Free and Open SourceWindows Quake Style Console is also Free and Open Source
    • iTerm2 is Customizable and LightweightWindows Quake Style Console is not according to our users
  2. Kitty terminal icon
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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...

    83 Kitty terminal alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
     
    • Kitty terminal is the most popular Linux alternative to Windows Quake Style Console.

    • Kitty terminal is Free and Open SourceWindows Quake Style Console is also Free and Open Source
    • Kitty terminal is LightweightWindows Quake Style Console is not according to our users
  3. Yakuake icon
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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.

    41 Yakuake alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
    • KDE
    • Flathub
     
  4. WezTerm icon
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    A GPU-accelerated cross-platform terminal emulator and multiplexer written by @wez and implemented in Rust

    99 WezTerm alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
    • WezTerm is the most popular Windows alternative to Windows Quake Style Console.

    • WezTerm is Free and Open SourceWindows Quake Style Console is also Free and Open Source
    • WezTerm is LightweightWindows Quake Style Console is not according to our users
  5. Guake terminal icon
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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).

    41 Guake terminal alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
     
  6. ConsoleZ icon
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    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

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    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  7. tilda icon
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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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
     
  8. TotalTerminal icon
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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?

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  9. Qonsole icon
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    "A Quake-like Console Emulator." Proudly under the MIT License.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Windows
     
  10. yeahconsole icon
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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).

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
     
  11. Stjerm icon
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    Stjerm is a roll-down, quake-like terminal emulator. It's window is shown with a key shortcut. Stjerm is very minimalistic and works well with Compiz window manager.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
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    Companion program for the new Windows Terminal that enables Quake-style drop down and some additional features.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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