Xfce Terminal
The facts below are what the maker publishes about Xfce Terminal, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
Plans and prices
From Xfce Terminal's own pricing page, checked 11 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Free | Free | No price or usage limits stated on the pages reviewed |
The facts
Each one read from Xfce Terminal's own pages, with the date it was checked.
Where it runs
- Appearance
- Features include pseudo-transparent backgrounds, customizable fonts and colors, and compact mode that hides the menu bar and window decorations.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Supported platforms
- linuxchecked 20 Sep 2026
What it does
- Configuration
- Preferences let users adjust terminal behavior, appearance, colors, compatibility, advanced options, and shortcuts.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Download
- The project provides source releases and says distributions commonly ship Xfce packages in their own packaging formats.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Drop-down
- It offers an optional drop-down terminal window.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Integration
- The project describes integration with Xfce and other Linux desktops, session management, and a D-Bus terminal service facility.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Latest release
- The documentation lists xfce4-terminal 1.2.0, released March 8, 2026.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- Xfce Terminal is a lightweight terminal emulator for the Unix/Linux desktop, primarily for Xfce.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Scripting API
- Yeschecked 20 Sep 2026
- Scrollback
- Users can configure scrollback capacity or enable unlimited scrollback.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Search
- The terminal buffer can be searched with case-sensitive matching, regular expressions, whole-word matching, and wrap-around.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Security
- The pages reviewed do not state security certifications or compliance claims.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Standards
- The introduction lists standards compliance and describes emulation of xterm, including VT102 and VT220 escape sequences.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Support
- The documentation links to a bug-reporting page for reporting issues.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Tabs
- It can open multiple terminals in separate tabs within one window.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Technology
- Xfce Terminal is based on the VTE Terminal Widget Library, and its documentation says font antialiasing may affect rendering speed.checked 11 Oct 2026
Money
- Free plan
- Yeschecked 20 Sep 2026
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