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WSLtty vs Mintty: catalog facts
WSLtty	Mintty
Free Free and open source.	Free Free and open source.
Windows	Windows
Brings mintty to WSL shells Creates shortcuts for each installed WSL distribution	Thorough xterm and DEC terminal emulation Strong Unicode, bidi and emoji rendering
Windows and WSL only No tabs; each session is a separate window	Windows only Needs Cygwin, MSYS2 or WSL underneath to be useful
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 24, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026

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