Yakuake Alternatives

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, ConEmu, Windows Terminal and MobaXterm.

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Yakuake is a drop-down (Quake-style) terminal emulator based on KDE Konsole technology. Its design was inspired from...

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Yakuake alternatives page was last updated May 2, 2025
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  1. Qonsole icon
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    "A Quake-like Console Emulator." Proudly under the MIT License.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Qonsole VS Yakuake

     
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    SmartPack-Kernel Manager is a heavily modified version of Kernel Adiutor developed by Willi Ye. All the credits go to the original developer, not only for his hard work on Kernel Adiutor, but also for being open to open-source community.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Android
    • F-Droid

    SmartPack Kernel Manager Features

    1.  Root required
    2.  Custom Scripts
    3.  Optimization

    SmartPack Kernel Manager VS Yakuake

     
  3. RXVT icon
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    RXVT –our extended virtual terminal– is a terminal emulator for X11. It is a popular replacement for the standard ‘xterm’.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    Discontinued

    Last updated in 2013.

    RXVT VS Yakuake

     
  4. z/Scope icon
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    z/Scope is a multi-protocol, multi-host terminal emulator that provides access to multiple terminal-based applications in a way that is familiar to every user, using a modern tabbed interface.

    License model

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Online

    z/Scope Features

    1.  Integrated FTP client
    2.  SSH
    3.  Printer Emulation
    4.  Multi-host
    5.  Tabbed interface
    6.  Session Management
    7.  Support for Multiple protocols
    8.  Built-in SSH client
    9.  Telnet client
    10.  Supports SSL Certificates

    z/Scope VS Yakuake

     
    • z/Scope is the most popular Web-based alternative to Yakuake.

    • z/Scope is Paid and ProprietaryYakuake is Free and Open Source
  5. DumbTerm icon
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    A stupidly simple web-based terminal emulator, with common tools and Starship enabled (via Docker)!

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  No registration required
    2.  Dark Mode
    3.  Full-Text Search
    4.  Ad-free
    5.  No Tracking
    6. Git icon  Git integration
    7.  Progressive Web App
    8.  Tabbed interface
    9.  Support for Keyboard Shortcuts
    10.  Web-Based
    11.  Protected by Password

    DumbTerm VS Yakuake

     
    • DumbTerm is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to Yakuake.

    • DumbTerm is Free and Open SourceYakuake is also Free and Open Source
    • DumbTerm is Privacy focusedYakuake is not according to our users
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