What is Windows Quake Style Console?
The Windows Quake Style Console is a desktop utility that provides a console overlay on top of the Windows desktop, similar to the console interface seen in the game Quake. It drops down with a keypress, allowing you to quickly execute commands and view logs without having to switch windows.
Some key features of the Windows Quake Console include:
- Customizable hotkey to toggle the drop-down console overlay
- Tab completion of commands
- Scrollback buffer to view previous command output
- Configuration of custom commands
- Piping command output to external utilities
- Theme and transparency customization
- Launch programs and batch files from the console
The Quake style console aims to improve workflow on Windows by giving quick access to a terminal to automate tasks, run utilities, and view system info without getting in the way. It can benefit software developers, IT professionals, and power users. The open source software works on Windows 7 and higher.
iTerm2, Guake terminal, Fig Terminal, Yakuake, Kitty terminal, tilda, WezTerm, ConsoleZ, WinGuake, Stjerm, Qonsole, TotalTerminal, yeahconsole, TermBar are some alternatives to Windows Quake Style Console.