A cross-platform terminal emulator written in Java
It's based on the jediterm library developed for IDEs, but it can also be put to work as a standalone terminal emulator with tabs. The library has been around for more than 10 years, but I don't think anyone made a terminal emulator app from it?
A cross-platform terminal emulator written in Java launched on July 1, 2025 with 65 votes, #538 of 9,224 launches that month and more than 95% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 1 year on.
In plain words
This is a cross-platform terminal emulator built on the jediterm library, which was originally developed for IDEs but adapted here as a standalone application. It runs on Java and supports multiple tabs for managing different terminal sessions. The underlying library has been in use for over a decade, though this appears to be the first terminal emulator application built from it. It is designed for developers who need a terminal interface that works consistently across different operating systems.
written from the facts on this page · September 2026
From the sources
Fully featured terminal based on jediterm. Contribute to sebkur/forceterm development by creating an account on GitHub.
Head over to the releases section. We provide MSI installers for Windows, zipped appliation bundles for macOS and AppImage self-contained executables for Linux. ./gradlew clean create ./scripts/forceterm Variant 2 (cross-platform): ./gradlew pinpitRun Hacking To work on this project you'll probably want to load it into an IDE. You should be able to load it into IntelliJ IDEA or Android Studio directly. ./gradlew cleanEclipse eclipse In any IDE, locate the class RunForceTerm , which has the main method, and launch it. ./release.sh About Fully featured terminal based onfrom github.com
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