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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Windows Quake style console wrapper (cmd wrapper), that shows at Win+~ key and allow to run inside it different programs, e.g. FAR Manager.

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Windows Quake Style Console alternatives page was last updated Feb 7, 2024
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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.

    80 iTerm2 alternatives
    By Itself

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
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    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
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    • 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
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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...

    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
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    Kitty terminal VS Windows Quake Style Console

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    • 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
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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
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  5. 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

    92 WezTerm alternatives
    WezTerm screenshot 1

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    WezTerm screenshot 1
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    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 iconWindows Quake Style Console Icon

    WezTerm VS Windows Quake Style Console

    Is WezTerm a good alternative to Windows Quake Style Console?
     

    • 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
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    Guake terminal icon

    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).

    38 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
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    ConsoleZ

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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.

    74 ConsoleZ alternatives
    ConsoleZ screenshot 1

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows

    ConsoleZ Features

    1.  Command line interface
    2.  Tabbed interface
    ConsoleZ screenshot 1
    ConsoleZ iconWindows Quake Style Console 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.

    34 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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    TotalTerminal

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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?

    16 TotalTerminal alternatives
    TotalTerminal screenshot 1

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    Discontinued

    TotalTerminal is no longer under active development

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    Qonsole

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

    23 Qonsole alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    Qonsole iconWindows Quake Style Console Icon

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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
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  13. Stjerm icon
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    Stjerm

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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.

    10 Stjerm alternatives
    Stjerm screenshot 1

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux

    Stjerm Features

    1.  Dropdown terminal
    Discontinued

    No longer maintained per notice at repo: https://github.com/stjerm/stjerm

    Stjerm iconWindows Quake Style Console Icon

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  14. Windows Terminal Quake icon
    Windows Terminal Quake icon

    Windows Terminal Quake

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

    6 Windows Terminal Quake alternatives
    Screenshot of Windows Terminal Quake open over a Windows desktop

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
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