# GNOME Terminal

6 Hacker News commenters recommended GNOME Terminal and 10 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 5 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** Recommended as a capable default terminal that works well for everyday use and is free. Critics most often call it slow or bloated.

## Why people recommend it

- Solid default for everyday use (2 comments): "I quickly install GNOME terminal for real use." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48102012)) "I prefer tilix and the default gnome terminal" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50269533))

## What people warn about

- Slow or bloated performance (2 comments): "xterm will be faster than gnome-terminal, for example, because it's not bloated trash" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47781881)) "others like gnome-terminal were too slow" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49192982))
- Missing or removed features (2 comments): "Then it got moved down to 6th item, then in the newer versions removed completely." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46534744)) "Gnome terminal doesn't support this currently" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46144019))
- Doesn't work for some users (2 comments): "Gnome Terminal and Termux in Ubuntu 24.04 were unusable even with 1000 hacks." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47603444)) "gnome terminal doesn't work" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48454390))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [Ghostty](https://hackerapproved.com/p/ghostty.md): 401 recommend
- [Termux](https://hackerapproved.com/p/termux.md): 188 recommend
- [iTerm2](https://hackerapproved.com/p/iterm2.md): 95 recommend
- [Warp terminal](https://hackerapproved.com/p/warp-terminal.md): 84 recommend
- [Kitty terminal emulator](https://hackerapproved.com/p/kitty.md): 79 recommend

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "GNOME Terminal", https://hackerapproved.com/p/gnome-terminal/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).