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GNOME Terminal vs Konsole: catalog facts
GNOME Terminal	Konsole
Free Free and open source under the GPLv3.	Free Free to download and use as part of KDE's applications.
Linux	Windows, macOS, Linux
Integrated with the GNOME desktop Built on the widely used VTE terminal library	Tabs and multiple profiles Monitoring for silence or activity in a session
Linux only Conservative feature set compared with newer terminals	Designed around the KDE Plasma desktop Builds for macOS and Windows are less common than the Linux version
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-3.0	License not stated
No account needed	No account needed
Works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026

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