Konsole

Windows · Mac · Linux

Freedom report

Three barsScore 6.5

Free tierA free tier is on its own pricing page
Open codeNo open-source code on record
Runs widely3 of 6 device platforms
DocumentedPlans, terms and facts published

Konsole is ranked #6 of 40 in terminal emulators on Freedom251, made by Konsole (Berlin, Germany). It runs on Linux, macOS, Windows. There is a free plan.

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Konsole Free Free and open-source terminal application apps.kde.org · 5 Oct 2026

Compared on terminal emulators

Free plan: Yes
Supported platforms: Linux, Windows, macOS
Split panes: Yes
Scripting API: Yes
SSH support: Yes

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The record

Purpose: Konsole is a terminal emulator for running a command shell and controlling a computer through a command line interface.
Tabs and profiles: It supports tabs and multiple profiles, and profiles can automate common commands such as connecting to another machine with SSH.
Search and output: The feature list includes searching and saving output, and the handbook says scrollback can be saved as a text or HTML file.
Split views: The handbook describes splitting tabs into left-right or top-bottom views and saving a tab layout to a file.
Activity monitoring: Konsole can monitor a tab for silence, activity, a shell prompt, or a process finishing and display notifications.
Shell integration: With shell integration enabled, Konsole can distinguish prompts, input, and command output and provide visual hints for commands that resulted in errors.
Integrations: The handbook documents a D-Bus interface for controlling Konsole windows and sessions.
Downloads: The KDE Applications page offers Linux installation through application stores or a distribution package manager, and links to Windows and macOS platform pages.
License: The KDE Applications page lists Konsole under the GPL-2.0+ license.
Support: The product page links to the Konsole Handbook, a community forum, a bug tracker, and a developer mailing list.
Intended users: The documentation describes Konsole as a text-only command-line interface for users running a command shell.
Tabs: Konsole supports tabs.
Profiles: Konsole supports multiple profiles.
Monitoring: Konsole includes silence and activity monitoring.
Price from: Free

Where it ranks on Freedom251

Best Terminal Emulators in 2026#6 of 40

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Sources

apps.kde.org/konsole/· checked 4 Oct 2026
docs.kde.org/stable_kf6/en/konsole/konsole/profiles.· checked 4 Oct 2026
docs.kde.org/stable_kf6/en/konsole/konsole/commandre· checked 4 Oct 2026
docs.kde.org/stable_kf6/en/konsole/konsole/semantic-· checked 4 Oct 2026
docs.kde.org/stable_kf6/en/konsole/konsole/scripting· checked 4 Oct 2026
docs.kde.org/stable_kf6/en/konsole/konsole/introduct· checked 4 Oct 2026
kde.org/community/whatiskde/· checked 5 Oct 2026
konsole.kde.org· checked 28 Sept 2026