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Contour Terminal Emulator

Contour is a modern and actually fast, modal, virtual terminal emulator, for everyday use

by Christian Parpart

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Official site: flathub.org

About Contour Terminal Emulator

Contour is a modern and actually fast, modal, virtual terminal emulator,

for everyday use. It is aiming for power users with a modern feature mindset.

Available on all major platforms, Linux, macOS, FreeBSD, OpenBSD, Windows.

GPU-accelerated rendering.

Font ligatures support (such as in Fira Code).

Unicode: Emoji support (-: 🌈 💝 😛 👪 - including ZWJ, VS15, VS16 emoji :-)

Unicode: Grapheme cluster support

Bold and italic fonts

High-DPI support.

Vertical Line Markers (quickly jump to markers in your history!)

Vi-like input modes for improved selection and copy'n'paste experience and Vi-like scrolloff feature.

Blurred behind transparent background when using Windows 10 or KDE window manager on Linux.

Blurrable Background image support.

Runtime configuration reload

256-color and Truecolor support

Key binding customization

Color Schemes

Profiles (grouped customization of: color scheme, login shell, and related behaviors)

Synchronized rendering

Text reflow (configurable via SM ? 2028 / RM ? 2028)

How to install Contour Terminal Emulator

  1. Click Download — the developer's official website opens in a new tab.
  2. Download the latest version there and run it. Choose Custom/Advanced where offered, and skip any bundled extras.
  3. Prefer the command line? With Flatpak you can install and update it with: flatpak install flathub org.contourterminal.Contour
  4. Open Contour Terminal Emulator once it finishes installing.
How to install Linux apps with Flatpak

Frequently asked questions

Is Contour Terminal Emulator free to download?

Yes. The Download button sends you to flathub.org, the developer's official site, where Contour Terminal Emulator is available to download. Flatnic doesn't host or modify any files.

How do I install Contour Terminal Emulator from the command line?

With Flatpak, run: flatpak install flathub org.contourterminal.Contour. This installs it from the official source and keeps it updated.

Is Contour Terminal Emulator safe?

Contour Terminal Emulator downloads directly from the developer. As always, scan the installer with your antivirus and choose Custom setup to skip any bundled extras.

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