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

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