Alternatives to Yakuake

A drop-down terminal emulator for KDE, based on Konsole, that rolls down from the top of the screen. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.

Replacements

Listings that take over the same core job as Yakuake.

  • Guake

    A Python-based drop-down terminal for GNOME, modelled on the console in Quake.

    FreeOpen sourceLinux

    Guake is a Python-based drop-down terminal toggled with one hotkey, aimed at GNOME rather than KDE Plasma, and not built on Konsole.

  • Tilda

    A GTK drop-down terminal for Linux that slides in from the screen edge on a hotkey.

    FreeOpen sourceLinux

    Tilda is a lightweight GTK drop-down terminal that slides in on a hotkey, with a borderless window but fewer features than Konsole-based Yakuake.

  • Konsole

    KDE's terminal emulator for running a command shell, with tabs, profiles, bookmarks and output search.

    FreeOpen sourceWindowsmacOSLinux

    Konsole is the KDE terminal Yakuake builds on, offering the same tabs and profiles in a regular window rather than a drop-down.

  • Xfce Terminal

    The lightweight terminal emulator of the Xfce desktop, with tabs and a drop-down window mode.

    FreeOpen sourceLinux

    Xfce Terminal includes a built-in drop-down window mode alongside tabs and unlimited scrollback, and fits best on an Xfce desktop rather than Plasma.

  • QTerminal

    A lightweight Qt terminal emulator maintained by the LXQt desktop project.

    FreeOpen sourceLinux

    QTerminal is a lightweight Qt terminal from LXQt with a drop-down mode, tabs and split panes, with fewer features than Konsole.

  • Deepin Terminal

    A Qt terminal emulator from the Deepin desktop with workspaces, remote server management and quake mode.

    FreeOpen sourceLinux

    Deepin Terminal provides a quake mode alongside split-pane workspaces and saved SSH servers, designed around the Deepin desktop on Qt 5.

Similar software

Related functionality, not a direct replacement.