Sakura

Spec sheet

Purpose

Sakura is a GTK and libvte terminal emulator with few dependencies, designed to provide a terminal without requiring a full GNOME desktop.Read 11 Oct 2026 · pleyades.net

Product

Sakura is a GTK and libvte based terminal emulator.Read 11 Oct 2026 · pleyades.net

Free plan

YesRead 20 Sep 2026 · pleyades.net

Support

Launchpad provides bug reporting and a question-and-answer section for the project.Read 11 Oct 2026 · launchpad.net

License

The project is licensed under GPL 2.0.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com

Maker

The maker's homepage identifies David Gómez as its owner and says he works as a translator rather than a programmer these days.Read 11 Oct 2026 · pleyades.net

Build

The GitHub README gives CMake and make commands for compiling and installing Sakura.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com

Configuration

Configuration options are available through a contextual menu.Read 11 Oct 2026 · pleyades.net

Configuration limit

Keyboard bindings are configured in ~/.config/sakura/sakura.conf, and the README says there is no GUI for editing them.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com

Dependencies

The maker says Sakura has few dependencies and does not require a full GNOME desktop.Read 11 Oct 2026 · pleyades.net

Development

The maker says Sakura development is centralized on Launchpad, where its source repository, packages, bugs, and translations are managed.Read 11 Oct 2026 · pleyades.net

Downloads

Launchpad lists source archives for Sakura 3.8.9, released on 2025-04-04.Read 11 Oct 2026 · launchpad.net

Keyboard bindings

Keyboard bindings can be set in a configuration file, which the README says has no GUI editor.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com

Keyboard shortcuts

Default shortcuts include creating and closing tabs, copying and pasting text, naming tabs, moving between tabs, and toggling the scrollbar.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com

Link handling

Ctrl+Shift+left-click opens a link.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com

Mouse behavior

By default, the middle mouse button pastes and the right mouse button opens the contextual menu; these buttons can be changed in configuration.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com

OSC 7 setup

For OSC 7 support in non-login shells, the README says the distribution must source the VTE script or the user can add it to .bashrc.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com

Source and issue tracking

The maker's project page says source, packages, bugs, and translations are managed on Launchpad, and also links a GitHub repository.Read 11 Oct 2026 · pleyades.net

Source code

The maker's page provides Git clone commands for the Bazaar repository and a GitHub repository.Read 11 Oct 2026 · pleyades.net

Support and contributions

The README welcomes pull requests and asks contributors to file a Launchpad bug report before major changes.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com

Supported platforms

LinuxRead 20 Sep 2026 · pleyades.net

Tabs

It uses tabs to provide several terminals in one window.Read 11 Oct 2026 · pleyades.net

Terminal controls

Documented shortcuts include opening and closing tabs, copying and pasting text, switching tabs, and toggling the scrollbar.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com

Terminal display

The README documents fullscreen mode, scrollback navigation, tab-specific color sets, and GTK-standard font-size controls.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com

Where Specifiction places it

• Terminal Emulators#39 of 407.2
• Terminal apps#41 of 416.9