Console 2 a better cmd.exe

The Windows command line tool that can be accessed by typing cmd.exe in the run box has not been changed in a long time. It provides a basic functionality which mostly cannot be altered. It is for instance not possible to pick any other font than the two that can be selected.

Console 2 tries to be a better command line in Windows by migrating the command line into the modern age. It introduces tabbed browsing, transparency, layout changes and several other functions that increase productivity. Most of the new features can be configured in the settings of Console 2.

Tabbed browsing on the other hand is available from the main toolbar. The settings are divided into several categories like tabs, appearance and behavior. A new font - including font size, format, color and smoothing - can be defined in the appearance menu together with transparency settings and features like snapping to desktop edges when the window is moved.

The functionality of Console 2 is exactly the same that the default Windows command line offers which means that the changes are mostly cosmetic changes that do increase productivity. The most important additions in my opinion are the selection of additional fonts, the transparency and the tabbed browsing.