QTerminal vs Tabby (formerly Terminus)
QTerminal
github.com
Tabby (formerly Terminus)
tabby.shSide by side
| Figure | QTerminal | Tabby (formerly Terminus) |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | Free |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | — | Yes |
| Windows | — | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hosted | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 1 | 1 |
| Spec score · Terminal apps | 8.1 (#18) | 8.5 (#5) |
| Customization | QTerminal has a configurable user interface and a shortcut editor. | Users can customize themes, color schemes, fonts, and single or multi-chord keyboard shortcuts. |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Purpose | QTerminal is a lightweight Qt-based terminal emulator based on QTermWidget. | Tabby is a cross-platform terminal app for local shells and serial, SSH, and Telnet connections. |
| Scripting API | Yes | Yes |
| Split panes | Yes | Yes |
| Supported platforms | linux,macos | Windows,macOS,Linux |
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In their own words
QTerminal
QTerminal is a lightweight Qt terminal emulator based on QTermWidget, maintained by the LXQt project. It can also be used without the LXQt desktop environment. The interface supports multiple tabs, vertical and horizontal splits, dropdown mode, and text search. Users can configure the interface, edit shortcuts, use the system clipboard, and bookmark commands. QTerminal is listed for Linux and macOS, while the project says official binary packages are provided by major Linux and BSD distributions. It is free under GPLv2 or any later version, with a listed price of free and no free trial. Building from source requires Qt 6.6.0 or later, QTermWidget, CMake 3.18.0 or later, and lxqt-build-tools; libcanberra is optional for terminal bells. The LXQt site lists discussions, a bug tracker, a wiki, and community chat channels. The feature listing also marks color management and a metadata viewer as supported.
Tabby (formerly Terminus)
Tabby (formerly Terminus) has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.