Windows Terminal
FreeMicrosoft's official terminal — the default answer on Windows
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Microsoft's official open-source terminal and the most-starred of this group at 104,622 stars. Tabs, panes, GPU rendering and profile configuration are all there; it ships with Windows 10/11 or installs from the Store. Windows only.
Why we picked it
On Windows, if you do not want to tinker, use this. 104,622 stars, MIT, maintained by Microsoft, and it either ships with the OS or installs from the Store in one click.
Tabs, panes, GPU rendering and JSON configuration are all present, and integration with WSL, PowerShell and CMD is the smoothest available.
The one limitation is clear: Windows only. For cross-platform work look at Tabby, WezTerm or Ghostty.