Swordfish90/cool-retro-term

A good looking terminal emulator which mimics the old cathode display...

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QML

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May 31, 2026

updated

linux
macos
qml
qt
retro
terminal

README

cool-retro-term

> Default AmberC:\ IBM DOS$ Default Green
Default Amber Cool Retro TermIBM DOSDefault Green Cool Retro Term

Description

cool-retro-term is a terminal emulator which mimics the look and feel of the old cathode tube screens. It has been designed to be eye-candy, customizable, and reasonably lightweight.

It uses the QML port of qtermwidget (Konsole): https://github.com/Swordfish90/qmltermwidget.

This terminal emulator works under Linux and macOS and requires Qt6.

Settings such as colors, fonts, and effects can be accessed via context menu.

Screenshots

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Install

If you want to get a hold of the latest version, just go to the Releases page and grab the latest AppImage (Linux) or dmg (macOS).

Alternatively, most distributions such as Ubuntu, Fedora or Arch already package cool-retro-term in their official repositories.

Building

Check out the wiki and follow the instructions on how to build it on Linux and macOS.

Contributors

(top 30 of 60)

Swordfish90

656 commits

probonopd

27 commits

KAMiKAZOW

18 commits

kz6fittycent

16 commits

Swordfish90/cool-retro-term

A good looking terminal emulator which mimics the old cathode display...

25,991

stars

839

commits

QML

primary language

May 31, 2026

updated

linux
macos
qml
qt
retro
terminal

README

cool-retro-term

> Default AmberC:\ IBM DOS$ Default Green
Default Amber Cool Retro TermIBM DOSDefault Green Cool Retro Term

Description

cool-retro-term is a terminal emulator which mimics the look and feel of the old cathode tube screens. It has been designed to be eye-candy, customizable, and reasonably lightweight.

It uses the QML port of qtermwidget (Konsole): https://github.com/Swordfish90/qmltermwidget.

This terminal emulator works under Linux and macOS and requires Qt6.

Settings such as colors, fonts, and effects can be accessed via context menu.

Screenshots

Image Image Image

Install

If you want to get a hold of the latest version, just go to the Releases page and grab the latest AppImage (Linux) or dmg (macOS).

Alternatively, most distributions such as Ubuntu, Fedora or Arch already package cool-retro-term in their official repositories.

Building

Check out the wiki and follow the instructions on how to build it on Linux and macOS.

Contributors

(top 30 of 60)

Swordfish90

656 commits

probonopd

27 commits

KAMiKAZOW

18 commits

kz6fittycent

16 commits

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