xfce4-terminal

Lightweight Linux terminal emulator with tabs and drop-down mode

Date Created:

April 11, 2005

Platform:

linux

Language:

c

Source Code Availability:

Open Source (GPL-2)

Development State:

active

xfce4-terminal is a lightweight terminal emulator for Xfce and other Unix-like desktops.

It supports tabs, unlimited scrolling, full color output, custom fonts, transparent backgrounds, and an optional drop-down window.

This terminal works well people who want a fast terminal with useful desktop features, especially on Xfce.

Features

Sixel

Yes

Kitty Graphics

No

True Color (24-bit)

Yes

Tabs

Yes

OSC 52 Clipboard

No

OSC 8 Hyperlinks

Yes

Unicode

Yes

Synchronized Output

No

Styled Underlines

Yes

Shell Integration

Yes

Drop-down Mode

Yes

How to install xfce4-terminal

Get the source from the xfce4-terminal repository.

Build and install it with Meson by running meson setup build, meson compile -C build, then meson install -C build.

For usage and release details, see the official Xfce docs, then launch xfce4-terminal.

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