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HyperWSLtty
Free

Free and open source under the MIT licence.

 Free

Free and open source.

Windows, macOS, Linux Windows
  • Themes are CSS and plugins are npm packages, so customisation is familiar territory
  • The same appearance and configuration across Windows, macOS and Linux
  • Brings mintty to WSL shells
  • Creates shortcuts for each installed WSL distribution
  • Electron, so startup time and memory use are well above a native terminal
  • Rendering performance on heavy output is noticeably worse than native terminals
  • Windows and WSL only
  • No tabs; each session is a separate window
Downloadable app Downloadable app
Open source Open source
License: MIT License not stated
No account needed No account needed
Works offline Works offline

Checked September 21, 2026

Checked September 24, 2026

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