GNOME Terminal vs iTerm : Which is Better?

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GNOME Terminal

GNOME Terminal is a terminal emulator for the GNOME desktop environment written by Havoc Pennington and others. Developed by The GNOME Project

License: Open Source

Categories: OS & Utilities

Apps available for Linux BSD

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iTerm

iTerm2 is a replacement for Terminal and the successor to iTerm. Developed by iTerm Project

License: Open Source

Categories: OS & Utilities

Apps available for Mac OS X

GNOME Terminal VS iTerm Feature comparision

Feature GNOME Terminal iTerm
Terminal emulator
Tabbed interface
Quake-style
Command line
Customizable
Optimized for Windows
PowerShell Scripting
Scripting
Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
Split-screen view
Tiling Panes
Clean design
Configurable
Function Key Shortcuts
Support for Multiple Monitors
Plugins
Portable
Ssh tunnel
Auto-saving
Annotate history
GPU Support
Lightweight
No input delay
Font Ligature Support
GPU based
*community curated information: This table may not have the most accurate information. Please suggest changes

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