Terminology

Spec sheet

What it does

Terminology is a terminal emulator designed for Enlightenment that also works in other graphical environments.Read 11 Oct 2026 · enlightenment.org

Product

Terminology is a terminal emulator designed for Enlightenment that also works in other graphical environments.Read 11 Oct 2026 · enlightenment.org

Intended users

The product documentation describes features as especially helpful for developers and system administrators.Read 11 Oct 2026 · enlightenment.org

Platforms

The maker describes Terminology for Linux, BSD and UNIX systems.Read 11 Oct 2026 · enlightenment.org

Free plan

YesRead 22 Sep 2026 · enlightenment.org

Support

The project directs users to public IRC channels, mailing lists, and its Gitea bug tracker for discussion and bug reports.Read 11 Oct 2026 · enlightenment.org

Configuration

Settings include themes, fonts, background images, and keyboard shortcuts.Read 11 Oct 2026 · enlightenment.org

Customization

Settings let users customize themes, backgrounds, fonts, sizing, colors and keyboard shortcuts.Read 11 Oct 2026 · enlightenment.org

Data handling

The project says scrollback is kept in RAM rather than written to disk and is compressed while in memory.Read 11 Oct 2026 · enlightenment.org

Distribution

The project publishes source code tarballs as canonical releases and leaves operating system packages to distributions and individuals.Read 11 Oct 2026 · enlightenment.org

Distribution packaging

The project provides source tarballs as canonical releases and leaves operating system packages to distributions and individuals.Read 11 Oct 2026 · enlightenment.org

GPU acceleration

YesRead 22 Sep 2026 · enlightenment.org

Inline previews

The tycat command can preview images and PDF files in the terminal, and ODF documents when LibreOffice is installed.Read 11 Oct 2026 · enlightenment.org

Latest listed release

The download page lists Terminology 1.14.0.Read 11 Oct 2026 · enlightenment.org

Licensing

The project describes Enlightenment and its libraries as open source under BSD 2-clause, LGPL, or GPL licenses.Read 11 Oct 2026 · enlightenment.org

Links

URLs and email addresses are clickable, and URLs open in the default web browser.Read 11 Oct 2026 · enlightenment.org

Links and downloads

It detects file paths, URLs and email addresses, and shows a progress bar for downloads.Read 11 Oct 2026 · enlightenment.org

Maker history

The Enlightenment project began in the 1990s as a window manager launched by Carsten Haitzler.Read 11 Oct 2026 · enlightenment.org

Media previews

Terminology can display images, SVG, PDF and PostScript files inline, and can preview ODF documents when LibreOffice is installed.Read 11 Oct 2026 · enlightenment.org

Multiple sessions

Users can organize shell sessions in tabs and split a window into resizable vertical or horizontal panes.Read 11 Oct 2026 · enlightenment.org

Release

The download page lists Terminology version 1.14.0 as the latest source code release.Read 11 Oct 2026 · enlightenment.org

Scrollback

Scrollback is compressed and kept in RAM rather than written to disk, according to the maker.Read 11 Oct 2026 · enlightenment.org

Security history

A 2018 release fixed a remote code execution issue caused by special escape codes, which the maker said could be disabled in Settings.Read 11 Oct 2026 · enlightenment.org

Split panes

YesRead 22 Sep 2026 · enlightenment.org

Supported platforms

LinuxRead 22 Sep 2026 · enlightenment.org

Terminal compatibility

Terminology supports common terminal use, including 256 color support, and aims to emulate Xterm closely.Read 11 Oct 2026 · enlightenment.org

Terminal sessions

It supports multiple shell sessions using tabs and resizable, nestable horizontal or vertical panes.Read 11 Oct 2026 · enlightenment.org

Plans and prices

Every Terminology plan and price →

Where Specifiction places it

• Terminal Emulators#22 of 408.0
• Terminal apps#23 of 418.0