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console2 alternatives

A Windows console window enhancement.

Terminals & CLI tools

12 Windows apps in the same category as console2, 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 7.6.9.0 689.6K ↓ ★ 55.9K
  • Oh My Posh

    Prompt theme engine for any shell

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

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

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

    A general-purpose command-line fuzzy finder

    Open source 0.74.5 290.1K ↓ ★ 83.7K
  • Tabby

    A terminal for a more modern age.

    Open source 1.0.238 85.7K ↓ ★ 75.1K console
  • cURL

    Command line tool and library for transferring data with URLs

    Free 8.23.0.5 5.9M ↓
  • Clink

    Clink combines the native Windows shell cmd.exe with the powerful command line editing features of the GNU Readline library, which provides rich completion, history, and line-editing capabilities.

    Open source 1.9.35 91.8K ↓ ★ 5.6K cmd
  • 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 command

Comparison

AppLicenceVersionUpdatedGitHub starsChocolatey downloads
console2 Open source 2.0.0.148 — 47.8K
PowerShell Open source 7.6.9.0 October 25, 2026 55.9K 689.6K
Oh My Posh Open source 31.9.1 October 20, 2026 23.6K 820.8K
QPDF Open source 12.4.2 September 27, 2026 5.5K 2.1M
Alacritty Open source 0.17.0 April 6, 2026 66K 75.9K
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
ConEmu Open source 11.230.7240 August 8, 2023 9.3K 832.7K
fzf Open source 0.74.5 October 19, 2026 83.7K 290.1K
Tabby Open source 1.0.238 October 7, 2026 75.1K 85.7K
cURL Free 8.23.0.5 October 23, 2026 — 5.9M
Clink Open source 1.9.35 October 25, 2026 5.6K 91.8K
gsudo Open source 2.6.1 October 6, 2025 6.1K 473.8K