Best Yakuake Alternatives in 2026
Updated
20 apps from terminal emulators ranked against Yakuake on the same published basis.
- 1Yakuake vs Termalin
- 2Yakuake vs Contour
- 3Yakuake vs gitsome
- 4Yakuake vs Warp
- 5Yakuake vs Alacritty
- 6Yakuake vs Hyper
- 7Yakuake vs Konsole
- 8Yakuake vs Tabby
- 9Yakuake vs WezTerm
- 10Yakuake vs xterm
- 11Yakuake vs agedu
- 12Yakuake vs Cool Retro Term
- 13Yakuake vs Ghostty
- 14Yakuake vs kitty
- 15Yakuake vs Cmder
- 16Yakuake vs ConEmu
- 17Yakuake vs foot
- 18Yakuake vs iTerm2
- 19Yakuake vs MobaXterm
- 20Yakuake vs Mousepad
Yakuake alternatives compared
| # | App | Score | Free plan | From | Runs on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Termalin | 6.7 | Free plan | $8/mo | API, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 2 | Contour | 6.6 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 3 | gitsome | 6.6 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 4 | Warp | 6.6 | Free plan | $20/mo | Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 5 | Alacritty | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 6 | Hyper | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 7 | Konsole | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 8 | Tabby | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 9 | WezTerm | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 10 | xterm | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 11 | agedu | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Web |
| 12 | Cool Retro Term | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac |
| 13 | Ghostty | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac |
| 14 | kitty | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac |
| 15 | Cmder | 6.3 | Free plan | Free | Windows |
| 16 | ConEmu | 6.3 | Free plan | Free | Windows |
| 17 | foot | 6.3 | Free plan | Free | Linux |
| 18 | iTerm2 | 6.3 | Free plan | Free | Mac |
| 19 | MobaXterm | 6.3 | Free plan | — | Windows |
| 20 | Mousepad | 6.3 | Free plan | Free | Linux |
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Questions about Yakuake alternatives
What is the best alternative to Yakuake?
Termalin, number 1 in terminal emulators with a score of 6.7 out of 10. The others here: Contour, gitsome, Warp and 16 more.
What is the best free alternative to Yakuake?
Termalin is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 20 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
How are these alternatives ranked?
Ranked free-and-open first: a usable free tier and open-source code, then the platforms it runs on and its documentation.