microsoft/terminal

Choose this fork only if you want its specific downstream modifications and are willing to own long-term merge and maintenance debt. If you want current Windows Terminal behavior, upstream is the safer default.

Choose this fork if your goal is a legacy conhost-focused codebase and you are willing to own substantial divergence from upstream. Do not choose it if you need the modern Windows Terminal product, upstream parity, or an actively preserved test and packaging pipeline.

Choose this fork only if you want a customized, experimental Windows Terminal base and are prepared to maintain your own branch. If you want a current, low-risk terminal distribution, upstream is the better default.

Prefer this fork only if you want a custom, self-owned Windows Terminal base and are prepared to maintain it. If you want current Windows Terminal behavior with lower maintenance burden, upstream is the better choice.

Choose this fork only if its added settings/architecture changes match a specific need; otherwise upstream is the safer default because it is much more active and less divergent.