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Yakuake vs QTerminal: catalog facts
Yakuake	QTerminal
Free Free and open source under the GPL-2.0-or-later licence.	Free Free and open source.
Linux	Linux
Terminal appears and hides with a single hotkey Tabs and Konsole-based terminal features	Light on resources Tabs and split panes
Linux only Fits best on a KDE Plasma desktop	Linux only Fewer features than larger terminals such as Konsole
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-2.0-or-later	License: GPL-2.0
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 24, 2026

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