Console 2 – A Command Prompt Replacement

Once installed, launch Console 2 by double-clicking on “console.exe”. Once launched, you will see that the Console looks much better than the regular old Windows command prompt. It also comes with useful features like tabs, layout changes, support for Windows clear type, keyboard shortcutsand many other features to increase your productivity. You can easily create multiple tabs with a single click on the tab button so that you can switch between different command prompts as per your requirement.

Other than tabs, you can also integrate your Windows Powershell with Console 2 so that you don’t have to open another window for your Powershell needs. To integrate Powershell with Console 2, go to “Edit -> Settings” in the menu bar and select “Tabs” in the left pane.

Here click on the “Add” button, rename it to Powershell and enter the following directory path into the shell blank. If you have a different version of Powershell, change the directory path accordingly.

Once you have made the changes, click on the OK button to save the changes.

With this change, you can start using Powershell by selecting Powershell from the “New Tab” dropdown menu. Along with Powershell, you can also integrate other shells like Cygwin, Git Bash,Visual Studio CDM, etc.., so that you will have a consistent user interface.

Another handy feature is the keyboard shortcuts. They are found under the “Hotkeys” section in Console 2 settings, and you can easily change them to your liking.

When it comes to the user interface, Console 2 is way better than the regular command prompt, not to mention that you can also tweak the appearance according to your needs. To tweak the appearance settings, navigate to “Edit -> Settings” and then select the “Appearance” tab on the left pane.

Here you will see a host of tweaks where you can change the type of font, Windows smoothing, window position, docking, custom window titles, etc.

If you want to set transparency to your command screen, you can do so by navigating to the “More” section under “Appearance.”