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Folio alternatives

A terminal for Windows and macOS: formulas are typeset where a command prints them, files preview beside the prompt, and a tab says so when a program in it stops to wait for an answer.

Weiyi Shi Terminals & CLI tools

12 Windows apps in the same category as Folio, 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 7.7.0.0 711.1K ↓ ★ 55.9K command-line, powershell, macos
  • Oh My Posh

    Prompt theme engine for any shell

    Open source 32.0.0 828.5K ↓ ★ 23.6K cli, command-line, console
  • 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 cli, console, powershell
  • 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 cli
  • Tabby

    A terminal for a more modern age.

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

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

    Open source 11.230.7240 832.7K ↓ ★ 9.3K command-line, console, powershell
  • fzf

    A general-purpose command-line fuzzy finder

    Open source 0.75.0 298.4K ↓ ★ 83.7K cli
  • yq

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

    Open source 4.54.3 1.5M ↓ ★ 16.2K cli
  • Spicetify

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

    Open source 2.46.4 114.9K ↓ ★ 25.2K cli, command-line, macos
  • 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-line, powershell, terminal
  • 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
  • cURL

    Command line tool and library for transferring data with URLs

    Free 8.23.0.8 5.9M ↓ cli

Comparison

AppLicenceVersionUpdatedGitHub starsChocolatey downloads
Folio Open source 0.4.8 October 29, 2026 79 —
PowerShell Open source 7.7.0.0 November 11, 2026 55.9K 711.1K
Oh My Posh Open source 32.0.0 November 10, 2026 23.6K 828.5K
Alacritty Open source 0.17.0 April 6, 2026 66K 75.9K
QPDF Open source 12.4.2 September 27, 2026 5.5K 2.1M
Tabby Open source 1.0.238 October 7, 2026 75.1K 85.7K
ConEmu Open source 11.230.7240 August 8, 2023 9.3K 832.7K
fzf Open source 0.75.0 November 8, 2026 83.7K 298.4K
yq Open source 4.54.3 November 9, 2026 16.2K 1.5M
Spicetify Open source 2.46.4 November 5, 2026 25.2K 114.9K
gsudo Open source 2.6.1 October 6, 2025 6.1K 473.8K
PuTTY Open source 0.85.0.0 September 10, 2026 — 5.3M
cURL Free 8.23.0.8 November 2, 2026 — 5.9M