Awesome Modern Terminals

A curated collection of modern, feature-rich (or minimal!) terminal emulators for developers. Discover, compare, and choose your next terminal with ease!

Live at awesome-terminals.vercel.app

🌟 Features

• Interactive Web Interface: Built with SvelteKit + Tailwind CSS
• Smart Filtering: Search by name, platform (Windows/macOS/Linux), and features
• Rich Metadata: Compare terminals based on 15+ criteria including:
  • GPU acceleration
  • Custom themes
  • Platform (Windows/macOS/Linux/Android)
  • And more!
• Community-Driven: Easily add new terminals or update existing entries

🚀 Getting Started

Run Locally:

git clone https://github.com/threehymns/awesome-terminals.git
cd awesome-terminals
npm install
npm run dev

📊 Data Structure (terminals.json)

Each terminal entry includes:

{
    "name": "Terminal Name",
    "platform": ["Windows", "macOS", "Linux"],
    "tags": ["Open Source", "File Previews", "AI", "Electron"],
    "features": ["Built-in AI", "File browser/editor", "Tiling layout"],
    "repo": "https://github.com/org/repo",
    "website": "https://terminal-website.com"
}

🤝 Contributing

Help us improve this resource! To add/update terminals:

1. Edit src/terminals.json
2. Follow existing data format and feature standards
3. Submit a Pull Request

📄 License

MIT License - see LICENSE file.

🙏 Acknowledgments

• Terminal maintainers and open source contributors
• SvelteKit and Tailwind CSS communities
• Inspired by awesome-* lists across GitHub