Yakuake AlternativesTerminal Emulators and other similar apps like Yakuake

Yakuake is described as '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' and is a popular terminal emulator in the os & utilities category. There are more than 25 alternatives to Yakuake for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Windows, Mac, BSD and Android apps. The best Yakuake alternative is Ghostty, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Yakuake are Termux, Windows Terminal, ConEmu and MobaXterm.

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  1. Ghostty icon

    Ghostty

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    Cross-platform terminal emulator balancing speed, platform-native UI, and modern features. Designed for an enhanced interactive CLI environment, offering full standards compliance for seamless integration with shells and CLI tools.

    57 Ghostty alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Nix Package Manager
    • Homebrew
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    • Ghostty is the most popular Mac & Linux alternative to Yakuake.

    • Ghostty is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Yakuake.

    • Ghostty is Free and Open SourceYakuake is also Free and Open Source
    • Ghostty is Customizable and Privacy focusedYakuake is not according to our users
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    Termux

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    Experience a powerful Unix terminal on Android without the need for rooting. Customize with packages via Apt, run command-line tools, SSH, and program in C, Python, and more. Enjoy a full Unix environment with bash, zsh, mouse support, and external display compatibility.

    100 Termux alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • F-Droid
    • zsh
    • GNU Bourne Again SHell
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    • Termux is the most popular Android & Android Tablet alternative to Yakuake.

    • Termux is Free and Open SourceYakuake is also Free and Open Source
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    Windows Terminal

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    Windows Terminal is a new, modern, feature-rich, productive terminal application for command-line users. It includes many of the features most frequently requested by the Windows command-line community including support for tabs, rich text, globalization, configurability...

    102 Windows Terminal alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Windows
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    • Windows Terminal is the most popular Windows alternative to Yakuake.

    • Windows Terminal is Free and Open SourceYakuake is also Free and Open Source
    • Windows Terminal is CustomizableYakuake is not according to our users
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    ConEmu

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    Windows console emulator with tabs, which presents multiple consoles and simple GUI applications as one customizable GUI window with various features.

    60 ConEmu alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  6. MobaXterm icon

    MobaXterm

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    MobaXterm is an enhanced terminal app that brings the advanced features of a Unix-like command-line to Windows. It takes the power of Cygwin and wraps it in a sleek, visual interface that's super easy to use, lightweight and portable.

    114 MobaXterm alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
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  7. iTerm2 icon

    iTerm2

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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
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    Comments about iTerm2 as an Alternative to Yakuake
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    yakuake emulates the behaviour of quake terminal (drops down). this does no such thing.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • iTerm2 is Free and Open SourceYakuake is also Free and Open Source
    • iTerm2 is CustomizableYakuake is not according to our users
  9. Kitty terminal icon

    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...

    83 Kitty terminal alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
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    Comments about Kitty terminal as an Alternative to Yakuake
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    Not top down by default. The GUI is not as appealing.

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    • Kitty terminal is Free and Open SourceYakuake is also Free and Open Source
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    Alacritty

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    Alacritty is a blazing fast, GPU accelerated terminal emulator. It’s written in Rust and uses OpenGL for rendering to be the fastest terminal emulator available. Alacritty is available on GitHub in source form.

    83 Alacritty alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
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    Not top down by default. The GUI is not as appealing.

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    • Alacritty is Free and Open SourceYakuake is also Free and Open Source
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    ReTerminal

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    ReTerminal is a sleek, Material 3-inspired terminal emulator designed as a modern alternative to the legacy Jackpal Terminal. Built on Termux's robust TerminalView.

    56 ReTerminal alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • F-Droid
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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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
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  14. 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).

    41 Guake terminal alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
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    The GUI is not as appealing.

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    i'm trying GNOME instead of KDE on openSUSE linux (KDE had crashes maybe from video driver issues on hp laptop) & i'm glad to find a yakuake replacement b/c it makes programming & many other tasks so much more awesome

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Almost everyone thinks Guake terminal is a great Yakuake alternative.

    • Guake terminal is Free and Open SourceYakuake is also Free and Open Source
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