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GNOME Terminal vs Xfce Terminal: catalog facts
GNOME Terminal	Xfce Terminal
Free Free and open source under the GPLv3.	Free Free as part of the Xfce desktop project.
Linux	Linux
Integrated with the GNOME desktop Built on the widely used VTE terminal library	Light on resources Built-in drop-down window mode
Linux only Conservative feature set compared with newer terminals	Fits best on an Xfce desktop Linux and other Unix-like systems only
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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