

It has a multi-tabbed interface that allows using command-line tools and shells (such as Command Prompt, PowerShell, Ubuntu, etc.) simultaneously within different tabs of the same application. One of the prime examples of a desktop-based terminal emulator is Windows Terminal, which comes pre-installed in Windows 10 and later versions. They need to be deployed on specific machines, whereas their web-based counterparts can run on any device using a browser.

Desktop-based terminal emulators run locally on computers. Terminal Emulators are broadly classified into 2 categories, desktop-based terminal emulators and web-based terminal emulators.
