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colortool alternatives

Utility for helping to set the color palette of the Windows Console

Terminals & CLI tools

12 Windows apps in the same category as colortool, ranked by what they have in common and by popularity.

  • PowerShell

    PowerShell is a cross-platform task automation solution made up of a command-line shell, a scripting language, and a configuration management framework. PowerShell runs on Windows, Linux, and macOS.

    Open source 7.6.9.0 699.2K ↓ ★ 55.9K command-line, windows, hacktoberfest
  • Oh My Posh

    Prompt theme engine for any shell

    Open source 31.9.1 820.8K ↓ ★ 23.6K console, terminal, cmd
  • Tabby

    A terminal for a more modern age.

    Open source 1.0.238 85.7K ↓ ★ 75.1K console, terminal, command-line
  • Alacritty

    Alacritty is a free and open-source GPU accelerated terminal emulator focused on performance and simplicity.

    Open source 0.17.0 75.9K ↓ ★ 66K console, terminal, cmd
  • ConEmu

    Customizable Windows terminal with tabs, splits, quake-style, hotkeys and more

    Open source 11.230.7240 832.7K ↓ ★ 9.3K console, terminal, cmd
  • QPDF

    QPDF is a command-line tool and C++ library that performs content-preserving transformations on PDF files.

    Open source 12.4.2 2.1M ↓ ★ 5.5K
  • PuTTY

    A free implementation of SSH and Telnet for Windows and Unix platforms, along with an xterm terminal emulator.

    Open source 0.85.0.0 5.3M ↓ console
  • yq

    yq is a portable command-line YAML, JSON, XML, CSV and properties processor.

    Open source 4.54.1 1.5M ↓ ★ 16.2K
  • Spicetify

    A command-line tool to customize the official Spotify client.

    Open source 2.46.4 113.3K ↓ ★ 25.2K command-line, windows, hacktoberfest
  • gsudo

    The missing piece in Windows. Cherry-pick which commands to elevate with just one keyword.

    Open source 2.6.1 473.8K ↓ ★ 6.1K terminal, wsl, command-line
  • fzf

    A general-purpose command-line fuzzy finder

    Open source 0.74.5 290.1K ↓ ★ 83.7K
  • fd

    A simple, fast and user-friendly alternative to 'find'

    Open source 10.5.0 119.5K ↓ ★ 44.8K terminal, command-line, hacktoberfest

Comparison

AppLicenceVersionUpdatedGitHub starsChocolatey downloads
colortool Open source 1904.29002 105.2K —
PowerShell Open source 7.6.9.0 October 25, 2026 55.9K 699.2K
Oh My Posh Open source 31.9.1 October 20, 2026 23.6K 820.8K
Tabby Open source 1.0.238 October 7, 2026 75.1K 85.7K
Alacritty Open source 0.17.0 April 6, 2026 66K 75.9K
ConEmu Open source 11.230.7240 August 8, 2023 9.3K 832.7K
QPDF Open source 12.4.2 September 27, 2026 5.5K 2.1M
PuTTY Open source 0.85.0.0 September 10, 2026 — 5.3M
yq Open source 4.54.1 October 25, 2026 16.2K 1.5M
Spicetify Open source 2.46.4 November 5, 2026 25.2K 113.3K
gsudo Open source 2.6.1 October 6, 2025 6.1K 473.8K
fzf Open source 0.74.5 October 19, 2026 83.7K 290.1K
fd Open source 10.5.0 August 26, 2026 44.8K 119.5K