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Add to SafariWhen comparing Wterm vs Eterm, the Slant community recommends Wterm for most people. In the question“What are the best terminal emulators for UNIX-like systems?” Wterm is ranked 28th while Eterm is ranked 31st. The most important reason people chose Wterm is:
Wterm is very fast despite using very little memory.
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Pros
Pro Fast
Wterm is very fast despite using very little memory.
Pro Memory efficient
Each instance requires only about 6.3 MB of RAM, even with 10.000 lines of buffer.
Pro Requires very little memory
Eterm requires only around 9 MB of RAM per terminal instance.
Pro Transparency support
Eterm has pseudo-transparency support. This allows the user to make windows look less imposing (particularly in Terminal emulators which can comprise large chunks of text).
Cons
Con The official repository is inactive
The official repository for Wterm seems to be inactive, with open bug reports as far back as 2006.
Con Focuses too much on looking pretty
Eterm focuses a lot on being customizable and looking good, instead of focusing on features or power.
