microsoft/terminal
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The new Windows Terminal and the original Windows console host, all in the same place! observed · 2026-09-27
Health v2 · maintenance only
89/100
- Activity 96
- Release rhythm 74
- Longevity 100
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-10-21. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 37.5
- age_days: 3357
- days_rel: 96
- days_push: 24
- n_releases_24m: 17
Adoption not part of the score
105002 stars · 9618 forks observed · 2026-09-27
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
Microsoft's open-source Windows Terminal application, a modern tabbed terminal emulator with GPU-accelerated text rendering, plus the original Windows console host (conhost.exe) and shared console components. It hosts shells like cmd, PowerShell, and WSL distributions.
Use cases
- run multiple shell tabs and panes in one terminal on Windows
- use WSL Linux shells inside a native Windows terminal
- customize terminal themes, fonts, and keybindings
- replace the legacy Windows console with a modern terminal emulator
- develop and test command-line tools on Windows
When to choose
- you need a modern, fast terminal on Windows 10 2004 or later
- you want tabs, panes, Unicode, and theming for cmd/PowerShell/WSL
- you want to contribute to or build the Windows console host itself
When to avoid
- you need a terminal for Linux or macOS
- you are on an old Windows version before build 19041
- you need a cross-platform terminal written in a portable stack
Facets
application · maturity active
terminal-ui cli developer-tools developer-tools windows windows cpp windows-terminal console-host wsl shell tabs gpu-accelerated command-line
1 source
- readme: https://github.com/microsoft/terminal · fetched 2026-09-27 · 9545fdaae841
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| microsoft/terminal | main | 89 |
For agents
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