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GNOME Terminal vs iTerm2

A side-by-side look at GNOME Terminal and iTerm2. For an in-depth review of either product, follow the links below.

GNOME Terminal

GNOME Terminal

Os & Utilities

GNOME Terminal is a terminal emulator for the GNOME desktop environment. It provides a command line interface for typing commands and running programs in a text-based shell. GNOME Terminal comes pre-installed with most Linux distributions that use the GNOME desktop.

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iTerm2

iTerm2

Os & Utilities

iTerm2 is a popular open-source terminal emulator for macOS. It has more features than the built-in Terminal app, like split panes, search, autocorrect, mouseless copy/paste, profiles and themes, and more.

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