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windows-terminal-quake-prerelease Flyingpie

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Use this command to install windows-terminal-quake-prerelease:
winget install --id=flyingpie.windows-terminal-quake.prerelease -e

Simple program that adds Quake-style drop down to user-specified applications.

Windows Terminal Quake (WTQ) is a tool designed to enable Quake-style drop-down functionality for user-specified applications on Windows 10/11 and KDE Plasma 5/6 (Wayland).

Key Features:

  • Adds a customizable, toggleable dropdown interface to almost any application.
  • Works seamlessly across multiple monitors and workspaces.
  • Configurable hotkeys (default: Ctrl+~ or Ctrl+Q) for quick toggling.
  • Transparency levels can be adjusted for a blend of fullscreen or partial screen modes.

Audience & Benefit:
Ideal for developers, gamers, and power users seeking to streamline their workflow by quickly accessing tools like terminals, file managers, or other applications with a keystroke.

WTQ is easy to install via winget and provides a seamless integration experience across supported platforms.

README

WTQ v2

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

For Windows 10 & 11, and KDE Plasma 5 & 6 (Wayland only).

Installation - Configuration - Documentation

WTQ CI

Preview

Showcase

Windows 10

With Windows Terminal, Double Commander, Process Hacker and KeePassXC.

https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/57372a68-ab69-4cb1-b70d-acf440e5368c

CachyOS - KDE Plasma 6

With WezTerm, Dolphin, System Monitor and KeePassXC.

https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/c1b386fc-9026-48d9-87e8-081a26b0ff45

Installation

  • Scoop (Windows)
  • WinGet (Windows)
  • Arch AUR (Linux)
  • Flatpak (Linux)
  • Direct Download Script (Linux)
  • Direct Download (Windows/Linux)
Versions
2.0.17
2.0.16
2.0.13
2.0.0.6
2.0.0.3
Website
github.com
License
Last Updated
9/7/2025
  • Build From Source (Windows/Linux)

    • Also see the documentation

    Scoop (Windows)

    > [!NOTE] > The WTQ Scoop packages has moved to the Scoop extras bucket.

    scoop bucket add extras
scoop install extras/wtq

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

    WinGet (Windows)

    winget install windows-terminal-quake

    You can then call wtq from the command line.

    After having done that at least once, a shortcut will appear in the start menu, called WTQ - Main Window.

    image

    Arch AUR (Linux)

    Multiple versions are published to the Arch User Repository (AUR):

    wtq-bin (Recommended)

    • Latest stable release, pre-built;
    • Downloads from GitHub Releases;
    • Quicker to install and minimal dependencies.
    yay -S wtq-bin

    or

    paru -S wtq-bin

    wtq

    • Latest stable release, built from source;
    • Purist open source, but takes a bit longer to install and has a bit more (build-time) dependencies.
    yay -S wtq

    or

    paru -S wtq

    Flatpak (Linux)

    Since WTQ only supports KDE Plasma on Linux, it's not a great fit for Flathub.

    As an alternative, you can use the Flatpak remote hosted on the sister repository. It uses the Flatter GitHub Action for building the Flatpak itself, and everything is hosted on GitHub Pages.

    The app itself and the Flatpaks are built entirely from source, using GitHub Actions, in the open.

    Per-User

    flatpak --user remote-add flyingpie https://flatpak.flyingpie.nl/index.flatpakrepo
flatpak --user install nl.flyingpie.wtq

    System-Wide

    flatpak remote-add flyingpie https://flatpak.flyingpie.nl/index.flatpakrepo
flatpak install nl.flyingpie.wtq

    Direct Download Script (Linux)

    > [!NOTE] > Requires webkit2gtk-4.1 to be installed

    See the /linux/install-or-upgrade-wtq.sh script that downloads the latest version of WTQ, installs it to ~/.local/share/wtq, and creates a wtq.desktop file.

    As a 1-liner:

    bash <(curl -s https://raw.githubusercontent.com/flyingpie/windows-terminal-quake/refs/heads/master/linux/install-or-upgrade-wtq.sh)

    And the /linux/uninstall-wtq.sh uninstall script.

    bash <(curl -s https://raw.githubusercontent.com/flyingpie/windows-terminal-quake/refs/heads/master/linux/uninstall-wtq.sh)

    > [!NOTE] > The WTQ configuration is not removed by this script. These are usually located at ~/.config/wtq.

    Direct Download (Windows/Linux)

    > [!NOTE] > [Linux Only] Requires webkit2gtk-4.1 to be installed

    See the latest release, and pick a zip.

    Build From Source (Windows/Linux)

    > [!NOTE] > Requires the .Net 9 SDK to be installed

    > [!NOTE] > [Linux Only] Requires webkit2gtk-4.1 to be installed

    You can also clone the repo and run the "Install" build target, which will build and install WTQ:

    • Windows: At ~/AppData/Local/wtq
    • Linux: At ~/.local/share/wtq (respects XDG spec)
    git clone https://github.com/flyingpie/windows-terminal-quake.git
cd windows-terminal-quake

./build.ps1 Install
# OR
./build.sh Install

    Uninstall:

    ./build.ps1 Uninstall
# OR
./build.sh Uninstall

    You can also take a look at the build options, do see more options for building, including without actually installing:

    ./build.ps1|sh --help

./build.ps1|sh BuildWindows
./build.ps1|sh BuildLinux

    Configuration

    Also see the documentation

    After starting WTQ, an icon will appear in the tray, which has some useful buttons in the context menu: wtq-context-menu

    From there, the settings file can quickly be opened using "Open Settings File".

    A JSON schema file should be generated next to the settings file, enabling intellisense-like features in supporting editors:

    image

    There's also an GUI available to configure WTQ, through the same context menu - "Open Main Window".

    image image

    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.

    image

    • 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.