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Terminology

Terminology is a free Linux terminal emulator designed for Enlightenment that also works in other graphical environments.

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#15 of 40
Score
6.4
Terminology's website

What Terminology is

Terminology is a free Linux terminal emulator designed for Enlightenment that also works in other graphical environments. It supports common terminal use, including 256 colors, and aims to emulate Xterm closely. You can organize shell sessions in tabs or divide a window into resizable horizontal or vertical panes, including nested panes. Settings cover themes, backgrounds, fonts, sizing, colors, and keyboard shortcuts. Terminology can display images, SVG, PDF, and PostScript files inline. Its tycat command can preview images and PDFs; ODF previews require LibreOffice to be installed. The terminal detects file paths, URLs, and email addresses, and URLs open in the default browser. Downloads have a progress bar. The project says compressed scrollback is held in RAM rather than written to disk. Documentation highlights developers and system administrators. Terminology is listed as free. The project publishes source tarballs as canonical releases and leaves operating-system packages to distributions and individuals; the download page lists version 1.14.0.

Good

  • Free Linux terminal emulator
  • Resizable, nestable horizontal or vertical panes
  • Inline previews for several file types
  • Customizable themes, fonts, colors, and shortcuts

Watch out

  • ODF previews require LibreOffice
  • Operating-system packages come from distributions and individuals

Who it suits

Terminology may suit developers and system administrators who want tabbed or split terminal sessions and inline file previews. It is available for Linux and can also run outside Enlightenment.

Verdict

Terminology combines configurable terminal sessions with inline previews and link detection. Check how its source-release and distribution-packaging model fits your Linux setup.

Plans and prices

From Terminology's own pricing page, checked 11 Oct 2026.

All about pricing
PlanPriceWhat it gives you
TerminologyFreeOpen source terminal emulator · source releases; operating system packages are made by distributions and individuals

The facts

Each one read from Terminology's own pages, with the date it was checked.

What it does

Configuration
Settings include themes, fonts, background images, and keyboard shortcuts.checked 11 Oct 2026
Customization
Settings let users customize themes, backgrounds, fonts, sizing, colors and keyboard shortcuts.checked 11 Oct 2026
Data handling
The project says scrollback is kept in RAM rather than written to disk and is compressed while in memory.checked 11 Oct 2026
Distribution
The project publishes source code tarballs as canonical releases and leaves operating system packages to distributions and individuals.checked 11 Oct 2026
Distribution packaging
The project provides source tarballs as canonical releases and leaves operating system packages to distributions and individuals.checked 11 Oct 2026
GPU acceleration
Yeschecked 22 Sep 2026
Inline previews
The tycat command can preview images and PDF files in the terminal, and ODF documents when LibreOffice is installed.checked 11 Oct 2026
Intended users
The product documentation describes features as especially helpful for developers and system administrators.checked 11 Oct 2026
Latest listed release
The download page lists Terminology 1.14.0.checked 11 Oct 2026
Licensing
The project describes Enlightenment and its libraries as open source under BSD 2-clause, LGPL, or GPL licenses.checked 11 Oct 2026
Links
URLs and email addresses are clickable, and URLs open in the default web browser.checked 11 Oct 2026
Links and downloads
It detects file paths, URLs and email addresses, and shows a progress bar for downloads.checked 11 Oct 2026
Media previews
Terminology can display images, SVG, PDF and PostScript files inline, and can preview ODF documents when LibreOffice is installed.checked 11 Oct 2026
Multiple sessions
Users can organize shell sessions in tabs and split a window into resizable vertical or horizontal panes.checked 11 Oct 2026
Product
Terminology is a terminal emulator designed for Enlightenment that also works in other graphical environments.checked 11 Oct 2026
Release
The download page lists Terminology version 1.14.0 as the latest source code release.checked 11 Oct 2026
Scrollback
Scrollback is compressed and kept in RAM rather than written to disk, according to the maker.checked 11 Oct 2026
Security history
A 2018 release fixed a remote code execution issue caused by special escape codes, which the maker said could be disabled in Settings.checked 11 Oct 2026
Split panes
Yeschecked 22 Sep 2026
Support
The project directs users to public IRC channels, mailing lists, and its Gitea bug tracker for discussion and bug reports.checked 11 Oct 2026

Money

Free plan
Yeschecked 22 Sep 2026

The company

Maker history
The Enlightenment project began in the 1990s as a window manager launched by Carsten Haitzler.checked 11 Oct 2026

Where it runs

Platforms
The maker describes Terminology for Linux, BSD and UNIX systems.checked 11 Oct 2026
Supported platforms
Linuxchecked 22 Sep 2026

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