[Review] Go Terminal: Next Generation Terminal for Linux

Bored with the same old terminal in Linux? Let me introduce you to Go Terminal. It is an elegant and efficient Linux terminal for the command-line enthusiasts, developed by Sophiware.

Go Terminal is designed with power terminal users in mind with additional functionalities and a visually soothing and modern interface. It’s still in the beta stage though, the latest release version being 0.0.1.

Interface

Go Terminal has a great interface along with various options to customize the appearance. It comes with an elegant sidebar at the right side of the terminal:

The appearance customization tools include options to change the colors of the Texts and Background. As for background color, you can select either Solid or Gradient style.

And yes, it also comes with a bunch of preset Themes to select from.

Features

• Click to Run Favorite commands: You can save commands as favorite and run them with single-click interaction:

  

  Just click on the play button of the favorite command from the sidebar and it will run:

  

• Interactive Flags: You can set flags in your favorite commands for interactive actions. For example: If you want to run the ping command, you can make the Go Terminal to ask for the domain name:

  

  and the result would be:

  

  Or select from a pre-defined domain list:

  

  and the result would be:

  

Go Terminal Installation

If you prefer command line way, you can use the commands below in Debian-based Linux distributions:

wget http://products.sophiware.com/download/goterminal/linux-debian -O goterminal_amd64.deb
sudo dpkg -i goterminal_amd64.deb

If you prefer the GUI way, you can go to Go Terminal homepage and download the .deb file.

Is Go Terminal Free and Open Source?

There’s no clear indication on the official site if Go Terminal is free to use or not. So we contacted Sophiware regarding this issue, asking:

Is GoTerminal free to use?

They responded with this message:

Yes and no. We have the free version, but is limited. This is what is available. The paid version is complete but not yet available.

So, there you go. The installation method mentioned above is for the free version. According to the Go Terminal site, the paid subscription starts from $2.90 for 1 years.

If you want the source code, you can get it from their GitHub repository:

Go Terminal Source Code

Is it worth giving it a try?

Why not? If you want to try something new or bored with your old terminal interface, do give it a try. I was attracted by its user interface. But, as it is still in beta stage, it is not yet fully functional and you might encounter some bugs.

Let us know if you like it!