Foot vs. xfce4-terminal
| Feature | Foot | xfce4-terminal |
|---|---|---|
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| Tagline | A fast, lightweight and minimalistic Wayland terminal emulator. | Lightweight Linux terminal emulator with tabs and drop-down mode |
| Website | https://codeberg.org/dnkl/foot | https://docs.xfce.org/apps/xfce4-terminal/start |
| Language | c | c |
| Date Created | June 12, 2019 | April 11, 2005 |
| Platform | linux bsd | linux |
| File Size | ~2.6 MB | |
| Image / Terminal Graphics Protocol Support | Yes | No |
| Sixel Support | Yes | Yes |
| GPU Acceleration | No | No |
| True Color (24-bit) | Yes | Yes |
| Font Ligatures | No | No |
| Tabs | No | Yes |
| Split Panes | No | No |
| OSC 52 Clipboard | Yes | No |
| OSC 8 Hyperlinks | Yes | Yes |
| Unicode Support | Yes | Yes |
| Notifications | Yes | No |
| 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 | Yes | No |
| Synchronized Output | Yes | No |
| Styled Underlines | Yes | Yes |
| Shell Integration | Yes | Yes |
| Drop-down Mode | No | Yes |
| Built-in Multiplexer | No | No |
| Config Format | ini | — |
| Source Code Availability | Open Source (MIT) | Open Source (GPL-2) |
| Source Code | https://codeberg.org/dnkl/foot | https://gitlab.xfce.org/apps/xfce4-terminal/ |
| Development State | active | active |
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