Cmder vs GNOME Console
Cmder
cmder.app
GNOME Console
apps.gnome.orgSide by side
| Figure | Cmder | GNOME Console |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | Free |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Windows | Yes | — |
| Linux | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 2 | 1 |
| Spec score · Terminal Emulators | 8.2 (#14) | 8.5 (#8) |
| Spec score · Terminal apps | 7.9 (#25) | 8.4 (#7) |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Integration | Registering Cmder with /REGISTER ALL adds a “Cmder Here” option to File Explorer's directory context menu. | GNOME says the apps in its curated overview integrate with the GNOME Desktop. |
| Product | Cmder is a portable console emulator package for Windows. | GNOME Console is a simple, user-friendly terminal emulator for the GNOME desktop. |
| Support | The maker directs users to GitHub issues and notes that upstream ConEmu, Clink, and Git for Windows may be better places to find solutions. | GNOME’s contribution guide says Console’s page does not currently provide information on where to inspect issues. |
| Supported platforms | Windows | linux |
Plans
In their own words
Cmder
Cmder is a free, portable console emulator package for Windows. It uses ConEmu with Clink enhancements, a Monokai color scheme, and a custom prompt layout. Tabs can run cmd.exe, PowerShell, Bash, and Mintty shells. The package supports split panes, a scripting API, and SSH. Settings, aliases, and history can travel with Cmder on a USB stick or in the cloud. The Full edition includes Git for Windows and its Unix commands in PATH; Mini excludes vendored Git binaries. Aliases are configured with the alias command and stored in config/aliases, while executable files placed in bin are added to PATH. Registering with /REGISTER ALL adds a “Cmder Here” option to File Explorer. The documentation describes starting the vendored SSH agent with start-ssh-agent. Mini is a roughly 7.8MB download; Full is about 100MB or 52MB as a 7z archive. The project is licensed under MIT.
GNOME Console
GNOME Console has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.