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Terminal emulator for Windows 10 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Windows Terminal (codenamed Cascadia[2]) is a terminal emulator for Windows 10 written by Microsoft.[3] It includes support for the Command Prompt, PowerShell, WSL and SSH.[4] After the initial source code release on GitHub, a preview release was first published to the Microsoft Store on June 21, 2019.[5] Via the Microsoft Store, the Windows Terminal preview releases will be updated regularly with improvements and new features with a 1.0 version set to launch in the Winter of 2019.[6]
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Developer(s) | Microsoft |
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Initial release | May 3, 2019; 5 years ago (2019-05-03) |
Preview release | |
Repository | github |
Written in | C++ |
Operating system | Windows 10 |
Platform | IA-32, x86-64, ARM64 |
Available in | English |
Type | Terminal emulator |
License | MIT License |
The overhaul of the windows console launched with the preview releases gave opportunity for a few new things. The codebase is now modernized, logical entities are now separated into modules and classes, new key extensibility points were added, STL containers replaced old containers, and the code has been made simpler and safer.[7] Along with the release Microsoft has also decided to make the new Terminal open source.[8]
With Cascadia Code, Microsoft also provides a new purpose-built monospaced font for the new command-line interface. It includes programming ligatures and was designed to enhance the look and feel of Windows Terminal, terminal applications and text editors such as Visual Studio and Visual Studio Code.[9] The font is open-source under the SIL Open Font License and available on GitHub.[10] It is bundled with Windows Terminal since version 0.5.2762.0.[11]
The new Windows Terminal contains software requirements that are needed to be met for use. Microsoft recommends you install “Windows 10 version 18362” to use the application. That’s the build number associated with the May 2019 Update.[12]