WTQ v2

Enable Quake-style dropdown for (almost) any application.

For Windows 10 & 11, and KDE Plasma 5 & 6.

On Windows 10, with Windows Terminal, Double Commander and Process Hacker.

wtq-v2.mp4

On CachyOS, with WezTerm, Dolphin, System Monitor, KeePassXC and Spotify.

kde6-01.mp4

• Join the discussion
• Open an issue
• Try a release

Manual Download

See the latest release, and pick a zip.

Scoop

scoop install https://raw.githubusercontent.com/flyingpie/windows-terminal-quake/master/scoop/wtq-latest.json

A shortcut is then available named 'WTQ - Windows Terminal Quake', or you can just run 'wtq' from a command line or Win+R.

WinGet

winget install windows-terminal-quake

A shortcut is then available named 'wtq', or you can just run 'wtq' from a command line or Win+R.

WTQ v1

WTQ started as a companion app to the new Microsoft's Windows Terminal, before a rewrite to v2 that supported other apps as well.

If you're missing a feature from v2, feel free to use v1 instead.

Companion program for the new Windows Terminal that enables Quake-style drop down.

• Runs alongside the new Windows Terminal
• Toggle using CTRL+~ or CTRL+Q (configurable, see below)
• Shows up on the screen where the mouse is (eg. multi-monitor and multi-workspace)
• Transparency
• Configurable as fullscreen, or partial screen

Usage

There are a couple of options:

• Download the latest release from the releases page.
• Clone/download the source and run build.ps1 (uses Cakebuild).
• Clone/download the source and build using Visual Studio.
• Via scoop: scoop install https://raw.githubusercontent.com/flyingpie/windows-terminal-quake/master/scoop/windows-terminal-quake.json

See the documentation for more settings and information.