RetroTerm

A simple terminal emulator written in C using GTK+ 3 and VTE 2.91.

Features

• Multiple tabs
• Solarized Dark theme
• Nord theme
• Dracula theme
• Copy and paste
• Fullscreen mode
• Process detection
• Bash support
• Scrollback support

Requirements

• GCC
• GNU Make
• GTK+ 3
• VTE 2.91
• pkg-config

Debian / Ubuntu

sudo apt update
sudo apt install build-essential pkg-config libgtk-3-dev libvte-2.91-dev

Build

make

Run

./retroterm

Make Commands

Build:

make

Clean:

make clean

Rebuild:

make rebuild

Usage

New Tab

Right-click inside the terminal and select New Tab.

Close Tab

Click the × button on a tab or select Close Tab from the right-click menu.

If a process is running, RetroTerm will ask for confirmation before closing the tab.

Fullscreen

Right-click inside the terminal and select Full Screen.

Copy and Paste

Right-click inside the terminal and select Copy or Paste.

Themes

RetroTerm includes three themes:

• Solarized Dark — Default
• Nord
• Dracula

Project Structure

retroterm/
├── retroterm.c
├── Makefile
└── README.md

License

MIT License

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Made with C, GTK+ 3 and VTE.