# Cmder (open-source gaming app)

> Cmder is a free, open-source command-line gaming tool for Windows. Lovely console emulator package for Windows. It has 27,011 GitHub stars and is released under the MIT license. Its source code is on GitHub at cmderdev/cmder.

Cmder is a software package created out of pure frustration over absence of usable console emulator on Windows. It is based on ConEmu with major config overhaul, comes with a Monokai color scheme, amazing clink (further enhanced by clink-completions) and a custom prompt layout.

## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Repository | https://github.com/cmderdev/cmder |
| Platforms | Windows |
| Interface | command line |
| GitHub stars | 27,011 |
| License | MIT (open source) |
| Replaces | n/a |
| Language | PowerShell |
| Website | https://cmder.app |
| Official | yes (published by the project behind the app) |
| Category | Gaming & emulation |
| Latest release | v1.3.25 (May 31, 2024) |
| Last commit | Aug 13, 2026 |

## Install

Download a build for your system from the project's releases (https://github.com/cmderdev/cmder/releases) or website, or build it from source by following the README.

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