Konsole vs Sakura
Konsole
konsole.kde.orgSakura
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| Figure | Konsole | Sakura |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | — |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Windows | Yes | — |
| macOS | Yes | — |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 1 | 0 |
| Spec score · Terminal apps | 8.7 (#4) | 6.9 (#41) |
| Spec score · Terminal Emulators | 8.5 (#9) | 7.2 (#39) |
| Downloads | The KDE Applications page offers Linux installation through application stores or a distribution package manager, and links to Windows and macOS platform pages. | Launchpad lists source archives for Sakura 3.8.9, released on 2025-04-04. |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| License | Konsole is listed under the GPL-2.0+ license. | The project is licensed under GPL 2.0. |
| Maker | KDE describes itself as an international community that has built and distributed free, open-source software since 1996. | The maker's homepage identifies David Gómez as its owner and says he works as a translator rather than a programmer these days. |
| Purpose | Konsole runs a command shell and provides a command-line interface for directly controlling a computer. | Sakura is a GTK and libvte terminal emulator with few dependencies, designed to provide a terminal without requiring a full GNOME desktop. |
| Support | The page links to the Konsole Handbook, KDE Forum, bug reporting, and a developer mailing list. | Launchpad provides bug reporting and a question-and-answer section for the project. |
| Supported platforms | Linux,Windows,macOS | Linux |
| Tabs | Konsole supports tabs. | It uses tabs to provide several terminals in one window. |
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In their own words
Konsole
Konsole is a terminal emulator for running a command shell and controlling a computer through a text-based command line. It is listed for Linux, Windows, and macOS and is free and open source under GPL-2.0+. Tabs and multiple profiles organize sessions; profiles can also automate common commands, including SSH connections to another machine. A tab can be split into left-right or top-bottom views, and its layout can be saved to a file. Konsole supports bookmarks, searching, and saving output or scrollback as a text or HTML file. Monitoring can notify users about silence, activity, a shell prompt, or a finished process. With shell integration enabled, it distinguishes prompts, input, and output and provides visual hints for commands that resulted in errors. A D-Bus interface allows software to control Konsole windows and sessions. Linux installation options include application stores, distribution package managers, and Flathub. The project links to Windows and macOS platform pages, including nightly installers for Windows and macOS ARM and Intel; those builds are intended for testing and come from the latest development branch.