Terminal
Terminal is a free, open-source developer tool for Windows. The new Windows Terminal and the original Windows console host, all in the same place. It has 105,099 GitHub stars and is released under the MIT license. Its source code is on GitHub at microsoft/terminal.
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- Windows
- Code editors & developer tools
- Actively maintained
About Terminal
This repository contains the source code for: For users who are unable to install Windows Terminal from the Microsoft Store, released builds can be manually downloaded from this repository's Releases page.
Install Terminal
Package names found in the project's README. Each links to its package page so you can check the publisher first.
winget install Microsoft.WindowsTerminalchoco install microsoft-windows-terminalSimilar apps
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What is Terminal?
Terminal is a free, open-source developer tool for Windows. The new Windows Terminal and the original Windows console host, all in the same place. It has 105,099 GitHub stars and is released under the MIT license. Its source code is on GitHub at microsoft/terminal.
Is Terminal free and open source?
Yes. Terminal's source code is public on GitHub under the MIT license, which is OSI-approved or FSF-free, so you can use, copy and change it for free.
How do I install Terminal?
winget: winget install Microsoft.WindowsTerminal and Chocolatey: choco install microsoft-windows-terminal. The commands are on this page. Installers are also on its GitHub Releases page (latest: v1.25.2733.0).
Is Terminal still maintained?
The repository's most recent commit was on Oct 8, 2026. appsgit only lists apps whose repository had a commit in the last six months.