Yakuake
The facts below are what the maker publishes about Yakuake, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
Plans and prices
From Yakuake's own pricing page, checked 11 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Free | Free | Linux desktop application · GPL-2.0+ |
The facts
Each one read from Yakuake's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Customization
- Users can configure its dimensions and animation speed, and the interface is skinnable.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Display
- The terminal smoothly rolls down from the top of the screen.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Download
- The KDE page lists Linux installation through Discover or other AppStream application stores, and also links to Flathub.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Integration
- Yakuake provides a D-Bus interface.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Latest listed release
- The page lists version 26.08.2, released 2026-10-08.checked 11 Oct 2026
- License
- The KDE page lists Yakuake under the GPL-2.0+ license.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Organization
- KDE says it is a voluntary community, not a for-profit company, and that KDE e.V. is the German non-profit organization that legally represents it.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Product
- Yakuake is a drop-down terminal emulator based on KDE Konsole technology.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Scripting API
- Yeschecked 20 Sep 2026
- Security and privacy
- KDE says its software contains no ads, spyware, subscription services, forced updates, secret crypto-mining, or AI training.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Split panes
- Yeschecked 20 Sep 2026
- Support
- The KDE page links to a forum, the #yakuake channel on Libera.Chat, and bug reporting.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Tabs
- Yakuake has a tabbed interface.checked 11 Oct 2026
Money
- Free plan
- Yeschecked 20 Sep 2026
The company
- Maker
- KDE describes itself as an international community building and distributing free, open-source software since 1996.checked 11 Oct 2026
Where it runs
- Supported platforms
- Linuxchecked 20 Sep 2026
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