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I'm looking for a terminal emulator on Windows 7 (64 bit) with a specific feature:

to be able to split the command prompt window into multiple panes.

It's a great feature of Terminator for gnome, I think this image describes it best:

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Notice that every pane is a different shell with different applications

NOTE: this question is similar to another one I asked: Terminal emulator with split panes for Mac OSX, but this time I'm asking for a solution in a Windows environment

EDIT: for reference, here's more about Terminator: http://gnometerminator.blogspot.com/p/introduction.html

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Silvio Donnini
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I'm the author of another terminal - ConEmu (open source). This answer describes how to run 2x2 grid on startup. Actually, any configuration of splits (up to 30 panes) can be configured. Also, each split can be run as different users or elevated (Vista and higher). Any console and simple GUI (like mintty/putty) applications may be run in ConEmu tabs.

ConEmu split-screen feature

How to create a split?

1) From create new console dialog. Just press [+] button on toolbar or WinW. Choose your app, working dir, user name and split configuration.

New console dialog in ConEmu

2) CtrlShiftO and CtrlShiftE split active shell vertically or horizontally. Press WinAltK to see full hotkeys list.

3) Save your configured split-panes into new named task to get it on fast access next time. Open Settings dialog WinAltP and go to "Tasks" page. Add new task (+ button) and press Active tabs. Your task will be filled with your current split configuration. Don't forget to Save settings. For example

>cmd -new_console:n
powershell -new_console:s1TVn
sh --login -i -new_console:s1THn
putty -load mysrv -new_console:s2THn

Another free alternatives

ConsoleZ (fork of Console2) ConsoleZ

Alternative Windows Console AWC

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Maximus
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The best Terminator parallel for Windows is:

Cmder

  • You can use split panes in Cmder
  • It supports tabs

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  • It also allows for running a program (like Sublime Text) in a pane

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[Note: The larger msysgit version of Cmder comes places Git and all Unix commands in your PATH ]

MD. Mohiuddin Ahmed
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NonlinearFruit
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I just saw this mentioned in another answer, and remembered that you were looking for something like this.

PowerCmd

PowerCmd

I just use Console2 with TCC/LE and PowerShell, myself.

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I've looked around and have settled on mobaxterm. It is a simple windows install but pulls in the features of terminator and winSCP. I'm pretty happy with it but would be pleasantly surprised to find a better windows based terminal to keep me connected.

http://mobaxterm.mobatek.net/

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The Terminator from http://software.jessies.org/terminator/ requires installation of Cygwin, which is a bit more work than using ComEmu

Robert Ebers
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According to the home page for Terminator, it's cross platform and runs on Windows. So... Terminator?

http://software.jessies.org/terminator/

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MRemoteNG. It will allows you to connect to many ports (SSH 1/2, RDP, VNC, etc) in one window. Support splitted & tabbed window. One for all application for remoting. Give it a try.

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You can use Ctrl + Shift + O or Ctrl + Shift + E for vertical/horizonal spliting

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I say Reinstate Monica
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