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Konsole vs cool-retro-term: catalog facts
Konsole	cool-retro-term
Free Free to download and use as part of KDE's applications.	Free Free and open source.
Windows, macOS, Linux	Linux
Tabs and multiple profiles Monitoring for silence or activity in a session	Convincing CRT effects with several retro profiles Full terminal emulator, not just a screensaver
Designed around the KDE Plasma desktop Builds for macOS and Windows are less common than the Linux version	Visual effects make text harder to read than a plain terminal Heavier on graphics resources than ordinary terminals
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License not stated	License: GPL-3.0
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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