Black Box vs. Rio Terminal
| Feature | Black Box | Rio Terminal |
|---|---|---|
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| Tagline | An elegant and customizable terminal for GNOME. | A hardware-accelerated GPU terminal emulator focusing to run in desktops and browsers. |
| Website | https://gitlab.gnome.org/raggesilver/blackbox | https://raphamorim.io/rio/ |
| Language | vala | rust |
| Date Created | May 2, 2020 | October 5, 2022 |
| Platform | linux | macos windows linux bsd |
| File Size | ~2.5 MB | ~25.0 MB |
| Image / Terminal Graphics Protocol Support | Yes | Yes |
| Sixel Support | No | Yes |
| Hardware Acceleration | No | Yes |
| Source Code Availability | Open Source (GPL-3) | Open Source (MIT) |
| Source Code | https://gitlab.gnome.org/raggesilver/blackbox | https://github.com/raphamorim/rio |
| Development State | active | active |

