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What do you like best about Mintty?

Mintty-The free open sourced terminal emulator for Cygwin(a way to run native linux apps on Windows.

It helps to keep git programs seperate from what we do in command prompt. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Mintty?

Minnty is faster than other emulators due to which the console programs with interactive input etc using screen positioning will not work with Mintty Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Mintty solving and how is that benefiting you?

I don't have to worry my git commands messing up with the cmd commands.

Its is way faster than other terminal emulators.

Productivity will definitely be increased while using something unique like Mintty Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What is Mintty?

Mintty is a terminal emulator for Cygwin, MSYS or Msys2, and derived projects, and for WSL.

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Mintty is a terminal emulator for Cygwin, MSYS or Msys2, and derived projects, and for WSL.


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"It was a great experience, i loved it."
Its usability and very easy to use Ui was the thing I loved the most.
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Mintty is a terminal emulator for Windows that is popular among developers and power users. Some of the features that users like best about Mintty ...
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"It helps to grow my performance and helps me to boost my skills"
Its better than other options and also it provide more features than other emulators
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Its usability and very easy to use Ui was the thing I loved the most. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Mintty?

There are scopes of betterment but as of now, I have no words to bring negativity. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Mintty solving and how is that benefiting you?

Since normal terminals are just too monochrome, mintty is one great emulator which saves me from monochrome hassles Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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Mintty also has excellent performance, and it is known for being fast and responsive, even when running on older hardware or slower systems. Additionally, since it is based on the Cygwin library, it provides a Linux-like environment on Windows, which is a valuable feature for developers and power users who work with Linux or Unix-like systems. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Mintty?

Nothing, Mintty is generally considered to be a reliable and stable terminal emulator that offers a great user experience for Windows users who work with Linux and Unix-like systems. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Mintty solving and how is that benefiting you?

since it is based on the Cygwin library, it provides a Linux-like environment on Windows, which is a valuable feature for developers and power users who work with Linux or Unix-like systems.

Overall, Mintty is a powerful and versatile terminal emulator that offers a great user experience for Windows users who work with Linux and Unix-like systems. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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I like Mintty mainly because its lightweight design enables a smooth Unix-like environment on the Windows platform. It also allows users to personalize the terminal's visual aspects, such as fonts, colors, and window configurations, according to their specific preferences. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Mintty?

It has limited compatibility with Windows applications since it aims to provide a Unix- like experience; other than that, I don't think anything to be disliked. It should also improve copy-paste behavior. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Mintty solving and how is that benefiting you?

Mintty solves the resource usage problem, provides a Unix-like experience, offers many options and brings many features and functions to users. These features help provide smooth and efficient functionality for developers, project managers, and anyone who prefers a lightweight, customizable terminal emulator. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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Mintty is a beneficial software in the sense that it smooths the windows command line experience. It is really fast and the user experience is really nice. I have not seen any other product like this in market before. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Mintty?

I am sorry but I cannot think of anything I dislike about Mintty. It is a great software that enhances the Windows Command line experience. If something then maybe a little better user experience while working on it but it is still really good. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Mintty solving and how is that benefiting you?

It helps solve problem of using windows line commands. It makes it much more easy and quick and fast working on it and also makes us more productive for our work. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Mintty?

Able to personalize my preferences.

Supports wide range of terminal commands.

Customization of color, fonts, cusor points etc. makes it visually appealing.

User friendly interface. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Mintty?

It is specifically designed for windows and cannot be used on other OS like MAC or DOS. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Mintty solving and how is that benefiting you?

Eases my work by providing to access Unix in my Windows system. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Mintty?

Its better than other options and also it provide more features than other emulators Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Mintty?

there is always an option for improvement ,I think the UI can be more interactive for beginner users.. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Mintty solving and how is that benefiting you?

There are severals problems mintty is solving:

1. Multitasking

2. Better interoperatibility

3. better features to work easily Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Mintty?

Customization: Mintty allows me to customize the appearance and behavior of the terminal.

Lightweight: Mintty is a lightweight application that doesn't require many system resources, saving my resources. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Mintty?

I can not find any flaw to this application, as it is a reliable and efficient terminal emulator, and I like most of its features and benefits and I generally prefer it over everything. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Mintty solving and how is that benefiting you?

Since I am a developer, I mainly work with Unix/Linux systems and need to access command-line tools and utilities from a Windows environment; Mintty allows me to run command-line programs in a terminal window that provides features like Unicode support, color schemes, text selection, and copy-paste functionality. This makes it easier and more efficient for me to work with command-line interfaces. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Mintty?

I was more comfortable with Linux system CLI but not with Windows CLI. Mintty enabled me to run most of linux commands in windows and it made most of my works like a peace of cake Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Mintty?

I qas experiencing some slowness on few command execution when compared to Linux. Hope this can be because of the the underlying system thing but still it would be great if the performance is equivalent to Linux execution Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Mintty solving and how is that benefiting you?

It enabled me to run most of Linux commands on Windows and it made most of my windows work easy to do and I'm more of a CLI person and I used git feature to pull and push data from and to the server Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Mintty?

Mintty is a terminal emulator for Windows that is popular among developers and power users. Some of the features that users like best about Mintty include:Customizability, Lightweight, Cygwin and MSYS2 Integration Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Mintty?

Limited Native Features, Windows-Only, Dependency on Cygwin or MSYS2,Minimal Updates and learning curves Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Mintty solving and how is that benefiting you?

Improved Terminal Experience on Windows,Compatibility with Unix-like Environments and Efficiency and Resource Optimization Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Mintty?

Mintty is a very simple emulator to use. There is no steep learning curve to get started. It is possible to configure your interface, change colors and make it visually comfortable. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Mintty?

Its simplicity is also one of its downsides. It has some limitations that prevent it from being used in more complex cases. In addition, although its customization is possible, it looks like software from the 90s. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Mintty solving and how is that benefiting you?

Mintty can be used as a terminal with possible customization for Windows environments. I didn't find any functionality that really made it that much different than other options. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.