Console vs gow : Which is Better?

Console

Console is a Windows console window enhancement. Console features include multiple tabs, text editor-like text selection, different background types, alpha and color-key transparency, configurable font, different window styles. Developed by Marko Bozikovic

License: Open Source

Categories: OS & Utilities

Apps available for Windows Discontinued

gow

Gow (Gnu On Windows) is the lightweight alternative to Cygwin. It uses a convenient Windows installer that installs about 130 extremely useful open source UNIX applications compiled as native win32 binaries. Developed by Brent Matzelle

License: Open Source

Categories: Development

Apps available for Windows

Console VS gow Feature comparision

Feature	Console	gow
Tabbed interface
Command line
Portable
Terminal emulator
ANSI color support
Built-in SSH client
Command line/bash
Quake-style
Customizable
Optimized for Windows
PowerShell Scripting
Scripting
Ssh tunnel
Auto-saving
Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
Split-screen view
Tiling Panes
Clean design
Dropdown terminal
Split tabs
Make window transparent
Built-in search engine
Command line interface
Developer Tools
Telnet client
Host management
Compatibility layers
Portable Linux
Compiler
Regular updates