Alternatives to Clink
Add modern command editing to the Windows command prompt. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.
The original
Clink
Add modern command editing to the Windows command prompt.
Replacements
Listings that take over the same core job as Clink.
Cmder
Carry a configured Windows console environment between machines.
Cmder bundles a terminal interface with command-line enhancements for Windows, so it replaces a cmd.exe add-on with a complete portable console environment.
Similar software
Related functionality, not a direct replacement.
Windows Terminal
Microsoft’s tabbed terminal for Windows, hosting Command Prompt, PowerShell and WSL in one GPU-rendered window.
ConEmu
Keep several Windows console sessions in a tabbed window.
McFly
Replaces the shell's Ctrl-R history search with context-aware suggestions.
Starship
A shell prompt that shows the git branch, language version and other context, configured once and working in every shell.
Oh My Posh
Customize shell prompts across operating systems with configurable themes.
