gow vs Console : Which is Better?

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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

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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 VS Console Feature comparision

Feature gow Console
Developer Tools
Built-in SSH client
Telnet client
Host management
Terminal emulator
ANSI color support
Command line/bash
Optimized for Windows
PowerShell Scripting
Scripting
Command line
Compatibility layers
Portable Linux
Portable
Ssh tunnel
Auto-saving
Compiler
Regular updates
Command line interface
Tabbed interface
Quake-style
Customizable
Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
Split-screen view
Tiling Panes
Clean design
Dropdown terminal
Split tabs
Make window transparent
Built-in search engine
*community curated information: This table may not have the most accurate information. Please suggest changes

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