Sakura
The facts below are what the maker publishes about Sakura, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
The facts
Each one read from Sakura's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Build
- The GitHub README gives CMake and make commands for compiling and installing Sakura.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Configuration
- Configuration options are available through a contextual menu.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Configuration limit
- Keyboard bindings are configured in ~/.config/sakura/sakura.conf, and the README says there is no GUI for editing them.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Dependencies
- The maker says Sakura has few dependencies and does not require a full GNOME desktop.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Development
- The maker says Sakura development is centralized on Launchpad, where its source repository, packages, bugs, and translations are managed.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Downloads
- Launchpad lists source archives for Sakura 3.8.9, released on 2025-04-04.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Keyboard bindings
- Keyboard bindings can be set in a configuration file, which the README says has no GUI editor.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Keyboard shortcuts
- Default shortcuts include creating and closing tabs, copying and pasting text, naming tabs, moving between tabs, and toggling the scrollbar.checked 11 Oct 2026
- License
- Launchpad lists the project license as GNU GPL v2.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Link handling
- Ctrl+Shift+left-click opens a link.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Mouse behavior
- By default, the middle mouse button pastes and the right mouse button opens the contextual menu; these buttons can be changed in configuration.checked 11 Oct 2026
- OSC 7 setup
- For OSC 7 support in non-login shells, the README says the distribution must source the VTE script or the user can add it to .bashrc.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Product
- Sakura is a GTK and libvte based terminal emulator.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- Sakura is a GTK and libvte terminal emulator with few dependencies, designed to provide a terminal without requiring a full GNOME desktop.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Source and issue tracking
- The maker's project page says source, packages, bugs, and translations are managed on Launchpad, and also links a GitHub repository.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Source code
- The maker's page provides Git clone commands for the Bazaar repository and a GitHub repository.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Support
- Launchpad provides bug reporting and a question-and-answer section for the project.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Support and contributions
- The README welcomes pull requests and asks contributors to file a Launchpad bug report before major changes.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Tabs
- It uses tabs to provide several terminals in one window.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Terminal controls
- Documented shortcuts include opening and closing tabs, copying and pasting text, switching tabs, and toggling the scrollbar.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Terminal display
- The README documents fullscreen mode, scrollback navigation, tab-specific color sets, and GTK-standard font-size controls.checked 11 Oct 2026
Money
- Free plan
- Yeschecked 20 Sep 2026
The company
- Maker
- The maker's homepage identifies David Gómez as its owner and says he works as a translator rather than a programmer these days.checked 11 Oct 2026
Where it runs
- Supported platforms
- Linuxchecked 20 Sep 2026
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