Contour Terminal
Contour Terminal Emulator is a high-performance terminal designed for advanced users seeking efficiency and control.
Our verdict
Who it's for
A modern, fast, and GPU-accelerated terminal emulator for power users across all major platforms.
Who should look elsewhere
Website is still in draft mode, potentially indicating ongoing development or limited documentation.
Pros
- +Modern and fast with GPU acceleration
- +Extensive cross-platform compatibility
- +Rich feature set for power users and developers
- +Highly customizable with profiles and key bindings
- +Supports advanced text and image rendering (Unicode, ligatures, Sixel)
Cons
- −Website is still in draft mode, potentially indicating ongoing development or limited documentation.
- −No explicit mention of community support or plugin ecosystem.
Key features
- ✓GPU-accelerated rendering
- ✓High-DPI support
- ✓Font ligatures support
- ✓Complex Unicode support (including colored Emoji and grapheme clusters)
- ✓Vi-like input modes for navigation, selection, and copy/paste
- ✓Vertical Line Markers
- ✓Profiles (grouped customization of color scheme, login shell, and behaviors)
- ✓Sixel Image support
Pricing
| Plan | Price | Billing | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contour Terminal Emulator | — | month | GPU-accelerated rendering; High-DPI support; Available on Linux, macOS, FreeBSD, OpenBSD, Windows |