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We've compiled a list of 46 free and paid alternatives to ConEmu. The primary competitors include cmder, Terminator. In addition to these, users also draw comparisons between ConEmu and KiTTY, iTerm2, GNOME Terminal. Also you can look at other similar options here: Development Tools.


cmder
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KiTTY
Free Open Source

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Yakuake
Free Open Source

Yakuake is a drop-down terminal emulator based on KDE Konsole technology.

Console
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Console is a Windows console window enhancement.

Windows console emulator with tabs, which presents multiple consoles and simple GUI applications as...

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ConEmu Overview

Windows console emulator with tabs, which presents multiple consoles and simple GUI applications as one customizable GUI window with various features.
Initially, the program was created as a companion to Small Far Manager iconFar Manager .
Today, ConEmu can be used with any other console application or simple GUI tools (like Small PuTTY iconPuTTY for example). ConEmu is an active project, open to suggestions.

ConEmu starts a console program in hidden console window and provides an alternative customizable GUI window with various features:
smooth and friendly window resizing;
tabs for editors, viewers, panels and consoles;
run simple GUI apps in tabs;
Windows 7 Jump Lists and Progress on Taskbar buttons;
easily run old DOS applications (games) in Windows 7 or 64-bit OS;
thumbnails and tiles in Far Manager;
normal, maximized and full screen graphical window modes;
customizable window fonts;
using 24-bit colors in Far Manager 3.x;
ANSI X3.64 and Xterm 256 colors;
cursor: standard console (horizontal) or GUI (vertical);
optional per-application settings (e.g. palette);
vertical console buffer scrolling using the keyboard (BufferHeight mode);
show full output (1K+ lines) of last command in Far Manager's editor/viewer;
customizable Far Manager right click behaviour (long click opens context menu);
drag and drop (explorer style) of files and folders in Far Manager;
limited support of BDF fonts;
user friendly text and block selection;
transparency and desktop mode;
customizable starting tabs;
configurable and clickable status bar;
and more, and more...

All settings are read from the registry (multiple named configurations are supported), after which the command line parameters are applied. Parameters /Config and /BufferHeight can only be specified on the command line. Most settings are configured using the Settings dialog, not from the command line.

ConEmu Features

tick-square Create SSH users
tick-square Shell integration
tick-square Multi-tabs
tick-square Quake-style
tick-square Split-screen view
tick-square Support for Keyboard Shortcuts
tick-square Tabbed interface
tick-square Customizable
tick-square Portable

ConEmu Platforms

Windows

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ConEmu Tags

shell-access replacement shell tabs developer-tools command-line console

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