Windows Terminal

The new Windows Terminal and the original Windows console host, all in the same place.

Date Created:

May 6, 2019

Platform:

windows

Language:

c++

Source Code Availability:

Open Source (MIT)

Development State:

active

Windows Terminal is a modern terminal application designed to enhance productivity for command-line users.

It supports Command Prompt (CMD), PowerShell, and WSL with features like multiple tabs, panes, and a GPU accelerated text rendering engine. 

Additionally, it offers Unicode and UTF-8 character support, custom themes, and configurations. Being an open-source project, it encourages community participation.

Features

GPU Accelerated

Yes

Image Support

Yes

Sixel

Yes

Kitty Graphics

No

iTerm2 Images

No

True Color (24-bit)

Yes

Font Ligatures

Yes

Tabs

Yes

Split Panes

Yes

OSC 52 Clipboard

Yes

OSC 8 Hyperlinks

Yes

Unicode

Yes

Notifications

Yes

Kitty Keyboard

Yes

Synchronized Output

Yes

Styled Underlines

Yes

Shell Integration

Yes

Drop-down Mode

Yes

Built-in Multiplexer

No

Config Format

json

How to install Windows Terminal

Windows Terminal is only available on systems that run Windows 10 and up as it comes preinstalled in every operating system release.

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