TrustRadius: an HG Insights company

Windows Terminal

Score10 out of 10

1 Reviews and Ratings

Get a Demo

What is Windows Terminal?

Windows Terminal is a terminal emulator and command-line front-end for command-line shells like Command Prompt, PowerShell, and bash (via Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL)). Its main features include multiple tabs, panes, Unicode and UTF-8 character support, a GPU accelerated text rendering engine, and the ability to create themes and customize text, colors, backgrounds, and shortcuts.

It is free to download and open source under an MIT license.

Categories & Use Cases

Awards

Products that are considered exceptional by their customers based on a variety of criteria win TrustRadius awards. Learn more about the types of TrustRadius awards to make the best purchase decision. More about TrustRadius Awards

Top Rated
2026
Top Rated 2026

Technical Details

Technical Details
Deployment TypesOn-Premise
Mobile ApplicationNo

FAQs

What is Windows Terminal?
Windows Terminal is a terminal emulator and command-line front-end for command-line shells like Command Prompt, PowerShell, and bash (via Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL)). Its main features include multiple tabs, panes, Unicode and UTF-8 character support, a GPU accelerated text rendering engine, etc.
How much does Windows Terminal cost?
Windows Terminal starts at $0.
What are Windows Terminal's top competitors?
Oracle VirtualBox and VMware Workstation Pro are common alternatives for Windows Terminal.