GNOME Terminal

Spec sheet

Purpose

GNOME Terminal is a terminal program for GNOME that provides access to command-line applications in a graphical interface.Read 10 Oct 2026 · help.gnome.org

Free plan

YesRead 20 Sep 2026 · gnome.org

Founded

1997Read 28 Sep 2026 · help.gnome.org

Appearance

Users can choose a custom font, change colors and backgrounds, and zoom the text.Read 10 Oct 2026 · help.gnome.org

Links

Terminal can open links to web and email addresses.Read 10 Oct 2026 · help.gnome.org

Profiles

Users can create, rename, and delete profiles.Read 10 Oct 2026 · help.gnome.org

Project background

The GNOME Project says it was founded in 1997 and is supported by the non-profit GNOME Foundation.Read 10 Oct 2026 · gnome.org

Run commands

Terminal can launch programs and run commands.Read 10 Oct 2026 · help.gnome.org

Shell settings

Terminal can be configured to start a command or a different shell at startup, including a login shell.Read 10 Oct 2026 · help.gnome.org

SSH support

YesRead 20 Sep 2026 · gnome.org

Support documentation

GNOME provides Terminal help covering setup, text handling, appearance, behavior, advanced settings, and troubleshooting.Read 10 Oct 2026 · help.gnome.org

Supported environments

GNOME describes its software as providing the user experience for the main Linux distributions.Read 10 Oct 2026 · gnome.org

Supported platforms

linuxRead 20 Sep 2026 · gnome.org

Tabs

Users can enable, add, remove, and reorder Terminal tabs.Read 10 Oct 2026 · help.gnome.org

Text tools

Terminal supports copying and pasting text, searching output, and saving output to a file.Read 10 Oct 2026 · help.gnome.org

Underlying technology

Terminal is largely based on VTE, which provides widgets that implement a functional terminal emulator.Read 10 Oct 2026 · help.gnome.org

Plans and prices

Every GNOME Terminal plan and price →

Where Specifiction places it

• Terminal Emulators#23 of 407.9
• Terminal apps#29 of 417.8