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Windows Terminal vs Tabby: catalog facts
Windows Terminal	Tabby
Free Free and open source, published by Microsoft.	Free Free and open source under the MIT licence.
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	Local shells, SSH, Telnet and serial connections in one program Encrypted container for SSH secrets and configuration
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…	Electron, so start-up and memory use are well above a native terminal The plugin ecosystem is small
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: MIT	License: MIT
No account needed	No account needed
Works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 20, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 21, 2026

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