Konsole vs Terminology
Konsole
konsole.kde.orgTerminology
enlightenment.orgSide by side
| Figure | Konsole | Terminology |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | Free |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Windows | Yes | — |
| macOS | Yes | — |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 1 | 1 |
| Spec score · Terminal apps | 8.7 (#4) | 8.0 (#23) |
| Spec score · Terminal Emulators | 8.5 (#9) | 8.0 (#22) |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Intended users | The documentation describes Konsole as a text-only command-line interface for users running a command shell. | The product documentation describes features as especially helpful for developers and system administrators. |
| Split panes | Yes | Yes |
| Support | The page links to the Konsole Handbook, KDE Forum, bug reporting, and a developer mailing list. | The project directs users to public IRC channels, mailing lists, and its Gitea bug tracker for discussion and bug reports. |
| Supported platforms | Linux,Windows,macOS | Linux |
Plans
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.
Terminology
Terminology has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.