# p-e-w/finalterm

At last – a modern terminal emulator (NO LONGER MAINTAINED)

Repository: https://github.com/p-e-w/finalterm
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/finalterm
Homepage: http://finalterm.org
Language: Vala
License: GPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Archived: true
Last push: 2015-09-03T11:32:58+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 10/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4887, "days_push": 4017, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, archived
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 3813, forks 179 (observed 2026-08-28T04:08:20.770601+00:00)

## What it is
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
- artifact type: application
- maturity: abandoned
- function: terminal-ui, gui
- domain: developer-tools, desktop-applications
- platform: -
- tags: terminal-emulator, gtk, vala, shell-integration, discontinued, command-line, linux, desktop

## Member repositories
- p-e-w/finalterm (main) score 10

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:20.770601+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T18:26:36.430468+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/p-e-w/finalterm (fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:20.770601+00:00, sha 1661d0632482)
  - homepage: http://finalterm.org (fetched 2026-08-29T09:21:26.817803+00:00, sha bb8ab0661470)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.