Black Box vs. Contour Terminal
| Feature | Black Box | Contour Terminal |
|---|---|---|
 |  | |
| Tagline | An elegant and customizable terminal for GNOME. | Modern C++ Terminal Emulator. |
| Website | https://gitlab.gnome.org/raggesilver/blackbox | https://contour-terminal.org |
| Language | vala | c++ |
| Date Created | July 1, 2022 | August 14, 2019 |
| Platform | linux | macos windows linux bsd |
| File Size | ~1.0 MB | |
| Image / Terminal Graphics Protocol Support | Yes | Yes |
| Sixel Support | Yes | Yes |
| GPU Acceleration | No | Yes |
| True Color (24-bit) | Yes | Yes |
| Font Ligatures | No | Yes |
| Tabs | Yes | Yes |
| Split Panes | No | No |
| OSC 52 Clipboard | No | Yes |
| OSC 8 Hyperlinks | Yes | Yes |
| Unicode Support | Yes | Yes |
| Notifications | Yes | Yes |
| Kitty Graphics Protocol | No | No |
| iTerm2 Inline Images | No | No |
| 3D Mode | No | No |
| Inline 3D Support | No | No |
| Ratty Graphics Protocol | No | No |
| Glyph Protocol | No | No |
| Kitty Keyboard Protocol | No | No |
| Synchronized Output | No | Yes |
| Styled Underlines | Yes | Yes |
| Shell Integration | No | Yes |
| Drop-down Mode | No | No |
| Built-in Multiplexer | No | No |
| Config Format | gui/dconf | yaml |
| Source Code Availability | Open Source (GPL-3) | Open Source (Apache 2.0) |
| Source Code | https://gitlab.gnome.org/raggesilver/blackbox | https://github.com/contour-terminal/contour/ |
| Development State | active | active |
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