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Black Box vs Contour

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Black Box

Black Box is a GTK4 terminal emulator for the GNOME desktop environment with a focus on aesthetics and simplicity. It features a minimal interface with theming support and Adwaita integration.

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Contour

Contour is an open-source terminal emulator designed for modern terminals with support for Unicode, inline images, and sixel graphics. It provides a fast, feature-rich alternative to traditional terminal emulators.

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Quick Facts

Black Box

Year Launched2022
Pricing ModelFree
Open SourceYes
CategoryTerminals
Platforms

Contour

Year Launched2020
Pricing ModelFree
Open SourceYes
CategoryTerminals
PlatformsmacOS, Windows, Linux

Pricing

Black Box

Free

Contour

Free

Free: 0/one-time

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