Windows Subsystem for Linux AlternativesOnly apps categorised as Terminal Emulators

The best Terminal Emulator alternative to Windows Subsystem for Linux is MSYS2, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't work for you, our users have ranked more than 25 alternatives to Windows Subsystem for Linux, but unfortunately only two of them are Terminal Emulators.

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  1. MSYS2 icon

    MSYS2

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    MSYS2 is an independent rewrite of MSYS, based on modern Cygwin (POSIX compatibility layer) and MinGW-w64 with the aim of better interoperability with native Windows software.

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    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Windows
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    MinC

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    MinC has a tiny kernel emulation (285Kb) which runs on Windows. The rest of the software was taken verbatim from OpenBSD, version 6.1. This means that by installing MinC, you run OpenBSD on your Windows machine at native speed.

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    • Windows
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