p-e-w/finalterm
At last – a modern terminal emulator (NO LONGER MAINTAINED) observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
10/100
- Activity 0
- Release rhythm 35
- Longevity 100
Flags: no_releases archived
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-02. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 4887
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 4017
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
3813 stars · 179 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
Final Term is a modern terminal emulator for Linux written in Vala on GTK+ 3 and Clutter. It understands shell semantics to offer features like semantic text menus, smart command completion, and GUI terminal controls.
Use cases
- terminal emulator with smart command completion
- terminal with semantic menus for shell commands
- GUI controls inside a terminal emulator
- modern Linux terminal replacement
When to choose
- you want a terminal emulator that understands shell context and offers menus and completion
- you are studying terminal emulator design or shell integration techniques
When to avoid
- you need a maintained terminal emulator - the project was officially discontinued in 2015
- you need macOS or Windows support
- you need a terminal that builds against modern GTK and dependency versions
Facets
application · maturity abandoned
terminal-ui gui developer-tools desktop-applications terminal-emulator gtk vala shell-integration discontinued command-line linux desktop
2 sources
- readme: https://github.com/p-e-w/finalterm · fetched 2026-08-28 · 1661d0632482
- homepage: http://finalterm.org · fetched 2026-08-29 · bb8ab0661470
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| p-e-w/finalterm | main | 10 |
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