Yakuake
KDE's drop-down terminal built on Konsole, summoned with a hotkey.
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About Yakuake
Yakuake is a drop-down terminal emulator from KDE that uses Konsole underneath. A global shortcut, F12 by default, rolls it down from the top of the screen and hides it again, so a terminal is always available without switching windows. Because it is built on Konsole, it inherits Konsole's profiles, colour schemes, search and other behaviour, and it adds its own tabbed interface, split terminals, configurable size, position and animation, and skins. It is free under the GPL-2.0 or later and is included in most Linux distributions through KDE Gear. Yakuake is the obvious choice on KDE Plasma; on other desktops it brings in KDE libraries, and on GNOME most people use Guake. As with other drop-down terminals, some Wayland setups need extra configuration for the global shortcut.
Best for: KDE Plasma users who want a terminal on a hotkey.
Pros and cons
What works
- Konsole features in a drop-down window
- Tabs and split terminals
- Tight Plasma integration
Why people leave
- Depends on KDE libraries
- Linux only
- Less useful outside Plasma
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Yakuake: common questions
Is Yakuake free?
Yes. Yakuake is free, open-source software.
Is Yakuake open source?
Yes.
What platforms does Yakuake run on?
Yakuake is available for Linux.
What are the best alternatives to Yakuake?
The highest-ranked Yakuake alternatives right now are Guake, Konsole and Tilix. See the full ranked list for pricing, platforms and verified facts.