xterm vs Terminator : Which is Better?

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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

Categories: OS & Utilities

Apps available for Mac OS X Linux BSD

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Terminator

Terminator is a terminal emulator released under General Public License and is available for GNU/Linux Platform. Developed by Steve Boddy

License: Open Source

Categories: OS & Utilities

Apps available for Linux BSD

xterm VS Terminator Feature comparision

Feature xterm Terminator
Terminal emulator
Configurable
Function Key Shortcuts
Support for Multiple Monitors
Plugins
Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
Split-screen view
Tiling Panes
Clean design
Customizable
Annotate history
GPU Support
Lightweight
No input delay
Font Ligature Support
Command line
GPU based
Dropdown terminal
Multi-Session
Command line interface
Split windows
Support for Themes
Tiling Layouts
*community curated information: This table may not have the most accurate information. Please suggest changes

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