iTerm2 vs xterm : Which is Better?
iTerm2
iTerm2 is a GPL-licensed terminal emulator for macOS. It was derived from and has mostly supplanted the earlier "iTerm" application. Developed by George Nachman
License: Open Source
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xterm
xterm is the standard terminal emulator for the X Window System. A user can have many different invocations of xterm running at once on the same display, each of which provides independent input/output for the process running in it (normally the process is a Unix shell). Developed by Thomas E. Dickey
License: Open Source
iTerm2 VS xterm Feature comparision
| Feature | iTerm2 | xterm |
|---|---|---|
| Dual pane support | ||
| Growl integration | ||
| Integrated Search | ||
| Multiple languages | ||
| Quake-style | ||
| SSH | ||
| Annotate history | ||
| Clean design | ||
| Customizable | ||
| Dropdown terminal | ||
| Dual Pane Support | ||
| Key binding | ||
| Multiple Profiles | ||
| Notifications | ||
| Password management | ||
| Scriptable | ||
| Scripting support | ||
| Shell integration | ||
| Split windows | ||
| Supports Python | ||
| Terminal emulator | ||
| Configurable | ||
| Function Key Shortcuts | ||
| Support for Multiple Monitors | ||
| Plugins | ||
| Extensible by Plugins/Extensions | ||
| Split-screen view | ||
| Tiling Panes | ||
| GPU Support | ||
| Lightweight | ||
| No input delay | ||
| Font Ligature Support | ||
| Command line | ||
| GPU based | ||
| Multi-Session | ||
| Command line interface |
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