Filtered ranking
Best Terminal Emulators for Windows in 2026
4 of the 7 terminal emulators ranked on listme.name match: they officially support Windows. The order uses the same scores as the full ranking.
The ranking
- 1
WezTerm
A cross-platform terminal and multiplexer with SSH, serial ports and copy mode built in, under the MIT license. Its configuration surface is large, so the first setup takes time.
Best for One cross-platform terminal with multiplexing
WindowsmacOSLinuxFree and open sourceOpen source
- 2
Windows Terminal
Microsoft's MIT-licensed terminal for Windows, free from the Microsoft Store and built to host cmd, PowerShell and WSL sessions. It runs only on Windows.
Best for Windows, WSL and command-line work
WindowsFree and open sourceOpen source
- 3
Warp
A modern terminal with built-in AI agents, available for macOS, Linux and Windows, with a Free plan. Paid plans bill extra agent usage, and its focus on agents differs from a plain terminal.
Best for Terminal work with built-in AI agents
macOSLinuxWindowsFree plan, paid upgradesOpen source
- 4
Alacritty
A fast, minimal OpenGL terminal for BSD, Linux, macOS and Windows under Apache-2.0 or MIT. It has no built-in tabs or splits, and the project describes itself as beta-level software.
Best for Minimal, fast terminal with a multiplexer
LinuxmacOSWindowsFree and open sourceOpen source
At a glance
| Product | Score | Price | Platforms | Built-in tabs and splits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 WezTerm | 91.5 | Free and open source | WindowsmacOSLinux | Yes |
 Windows Terminal | 86.5 | Free and open source | Windows | Yes |
 Warp | 82.5 | Free plan, paid upgrades | macOSLinuxWindows | Yes |
 Alacritty | 79.0 | Free and open source | LinuxmacOSWindows | No |