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What are the best (i.e. bug free) Multi-tab command prompts in Windows?

They have them for Linux but Windows never seems to come out with one.

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"but Windows never seems to come out with one." That's because the console subsystem is a second-class citizen in Windows, at least in terms of window interaction and UX. – afrazier Apr 14 '11 at 3:55
@afrazier I should would like to know why, it's so much more powerful than a GUI. – leeand00 Apr 14 '11 at 11:55
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Check out Console.

Console is a Windows console window enhancement. Console features include: multiple tabs, text editor-like text selection, different background types, alpha and color-key transparency, configurable font, different window styles

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@leeand00 Go Stillers! :) – leeand00 Aug 27 '09 at 14:37
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The issue I had with Console is that sometimes (read: Many) when minimized it wouldn't restore properly. – Nate Aug 27 '09 at 14:41
Didn't the OP mention "bug-free"? Last I looked Console was pretty horribly in that respect. – Joey Aug 27 '09 at 15:43
Yes,it's trully horribe...and all editions of this software are marked as beta. – Jichao Nov 4 '09 at 1:11
It does not work well on my windows xp(chinese edition) – Jichao Nov 4 '09 at 1:14
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I think PowerCmd is a nice multitab cmd prompt software as well. It is shareware and has all the features I expected.

You can get it from http://www.powercmd.com/ enter image description here

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That looks pretty cool xiao. I'll have to check that out. Thanks! – leeand00 Apr 11 '11 at 12:12
NOTE: It's not free! It's a shareware. where did you get a free version? – Mason Chang Apr 13 '11 at 14:10
I just wanted to note that I have been using PowerCMD for a year and it is extremely buggy. A lot of interactive programs like irb, p4, php etc do not run properly and cause you to have to close out. It also constantly spits out the system environment variables. It's very annoying and I am uninstalling as I type this. – user92488 Aug 1 '11 at 13:55
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PromptPal is the best I have ever used.

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eh..it's not free... – leeand00 Aug 27 '09 at 15:51
Dislike it since it is not free :( – xiao Apr 11 '11 at 4:00
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"What are the best (i.e. bug free) Multi-tab command prompts in Windows?" That is the question that was posed. WHERE do the downvoters see the word FREE? – Optimal Solutions Feb 28 at 12:37
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My recommendation (favorite commands is a killer feature):

ColorConsole

Features:

  • Favorites commands
  • Export to HTML and RTF
  • Copy,Paste,Cut...
  • Customizable font style and color
  • Tabbed working with multi cmd.exe.
  • Fast folder switch.
  • Portable

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@Molly Exporting as HTML! That is a sweet feature! – leeand00 Aug 27 '09 at 15:52
I'm going to have to give that a try. – leeand00 Aug 27 '09 at 15:55
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