Terminal experience with a vintage screen look
Cool-retro-term is a terminal emulator that mimics the look of old-school cathode ray tube (CRT) monitors. Developed with the QML language, this software adds a nostalgic visual aesthetic to the modern command-line experience.
Updates
- September 14, 2026: Stars 26,340 → 26,345, latest release 2.0.0-beta2 (May 31, 2026).
What you get
- Offers the nostalgic look of old cathode ray tube monitors
- Provides customization over colors, fonts, and visual effects
- Runs as a lightweight and stylish terminal emulator on modern operating systems
Getting started
To use the latest version on your Linux or macOS operating system, you can go to the Releases page on GitHub and download the AppImage or dmg file. Alternatively, you can install it via the official package repositories of many distributions such as Ubuntu, Fedora, or Arch.
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TreScout did not build this tool · we found it in GitHub trends and wrote it up. This page describes the repository as of 2026-09-14: The star count and our text belong to that day, the repository may have changed since. Check the repository link for the current state. This page was machine-translated from the Turkish original · the Turkish version prevails.