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Yakuake vs Konsole: catalog facts
Yakuake	Konsole
Free Free and open source under the GPL-2.0-or-later licence.	Free Free to download and use as part of KDE's applications.
Linux	Windows, macOS, Linux
Terminal appears and hides with a single hotkey Tabs and Konsole-based terminal features	Tabs and multiple profiles Monitoring for silence or activity in a session
Linux only Fits best on a KDE Plasma desktop	Designed around the KDE Plasma desktop Builds for macOS and Windows are less common than the Linux version
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-2.0-or-later	License not stated
No account needed	No account needed
Works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026

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