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Contour Terminal vs Windows Terminal: catalog facts
Contour Terminal	Windows Terminal
Free The open-source software is available without a license fee. Hosting, hardware and…	Free Free and open source, published by Microsoft.
Windows, macOS, Linux	Windows
Supports font ligatures, Unicode and terminal tabs.	One window for Command Prompt, PowerShell, WSL distributions and Azure Cloud Shell Tabs, split panes and tab tear-out into separate windows
Rendering requires a compatible graphics setup.	Windows only, and it needs a reasonably current Windows 10 or 11 It is a terminal, not a shell: the shell you run inside it is still cmd, PowerShell or…
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: Apache-2.0	License: MIT
Not stated if an account is needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 20, 2026

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