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Windows Terminal vs WezTerm: catalog facts
Windows Terminal	WezTerm
Free Free and open source, published by Microsoft.	Free Free and open source, funded by sponsorship.
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	Built-in multiplexing of panes, tabs and windows, including to remote hosts over SSH Lua configuration, so one file follows you across Linux, macOS and Windows
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…	A spare-time project maintained largely by one person Lua config is powerful but a steeper start than a settings dialog
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 20, 2026

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