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Windows Terminal vs WSLtty: catalog facts
Windows Terminal	WSLtty
Free Free and open source, published by Microsoft.	Free Free and open source.
Windows	Windows
One window for Command Prompt, PowerShell, WSL distributions and Azure Cloud Shell Tabs, split panes and tab tear-out into separate windows	Brings mintty to WSL shells Creates shortcuts for each installed WSL distribution
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…	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
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 20, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 24, 2026

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