Scanline Term v0.5.1

Highlights

• Added terminal-tab reordering, with drag-and-drop and keyboard controls integrated with Gallery navigation.
• Command-line launches now resolve relative working directories from the caller's current directory.
• Improved tab interaction safety during layout changes.
• Updated bundled presets and added IBM Plex Mono Medium to the installed font set.

Scanline Term v0.5.0

Highlights

• Added Gallery mode (Menu+Backspace): a modern Win+Tab-style overview for browsing and switching sessions.
• Added controls to hide the tab bar, including an optional single-tab-only mode.
• Added -S <preset> for opening a new terminal session or tab with a named style preset.
• Ctrl+middle-clicking a web link in the terminal buffer now opens it in a new Scanline Term browser tab.
• Modifier keys no longer force scrollback to the bottom while their input continues to reach terminal applications.

Scanline Term v0.4.1

Fixed

• Added the missing Chalkbox and Inverted ANSI color palettes to the packaged Scanline Virtual Screen dependency.
• Presets using these palettes now load correctly after installation and update.

Scanline Term v0.4.0

Highlights

• Split pixel smoothing and anti-moire into independent stages: smoothing runs before all effects and the CRT shader; anti-moire runs after the CRT shader.
• Added DECSCUSR control-sequence support so terminal applications can control the text cursor shape.
• Refreshed the settings UI and added an option to disable the AI assistant.
• Expanded bundled presets and added the Chalkbox and Inverted ANSI palettes.
• Includes stability and bug fixes.

Scanline Term v0.3.2

Highlights

• The display module has been extracted into the separate Scanline Virtual Screen (SVS) repository.
• Improved heuristic smooth scrolling;
• Ctrl+C now correctly stops the child process; continuous terminal output no longer blocks the UI queue.
• Fixed virtual-screen sizing outside "Physical Window's pixels" mode.
• Fixed the block cursor obscuring text: text now renders above it, and the cursor uses a contrasting color.
• Updated bundled presets and fonts. A bundled preset replaces its AppData copy only when the bundled file is newer; newer user files are preserved.

Scanline Term v0.3.1

What new:

1. Support for terminal escape sequences to change font styles (bold, italics, underline, etc.).

2. Text buffer for each terminal tab increased to 10,000 lines; mouse-draggable scrollbar added.

3. Smooth pixel-by-pixel text buffer scrolling implemented, including for TUI applications.

4. Glow and post-glow emulation improved.

5. Text cursor appearance refined.

6. Slide-in animation added for terminal activation via global hotkey.

7. Settings/UI redesigned.

8. Vim-style search within the buffer/screen content.

9. Some bugfixing and refactoring

Windows x64 MSI built and signed by GitHub Actions. Includes bundled presets and fonts. Presets are copied to user AppData only when missing; fonts are installed into the Windows Fonts folder.

Scanline Term v0.2

What’s new in 0.2 (beta):

1. Each tab now has its own independent settings for CRT effects, fonts, colors, virtual screen resolution, etc.
2. Introduces CRT presets. The package now includes profiles that emulate classic terminals experience, including DEC VT100/200, IBM2278, monitors/videoadapters like IBM PC MDA, PS/2 VGA, sVGA, etc., as well as "signature presets".
3. The built-in browser has been significantly improved; it now features a customizable homepage and supports opening pop-ups (within the same window), downloading files, and opening local files (HTML and PDF).
4. New emulated CRT subsystems have been introduced, such as shadow mask and color beam convergence.
5. Font settings/handling have been improved.
6. Gaps in vertical pseudographic lines in terminal have been eliminated (partially).
7. [Experimental] Basic ability to load images into the terminal tab (mostly for shader testing and fun, but maybe useful in the future for implementing Kitty protocol).
8. Many minor improvements & bugfixes.

Windows x64 MSI built and signed by GitHub Actions. Includes bundled presets and fonts. Presets are copied to user AppData only when missing; fonts are installed into the Windows Fonts folder.

Scanline Term v0.1.5

Scanline Term v0.1.5

Scanline Term 0.1 beta

Scanline Term 0.1.4

Initial pre-release of Scanline Term — retro-futuristic CRT terminal emulator for Windows with AI assistant + built-in minimalist web-browser built around keyboard-centric workflow.

Features

• Authentic CRT Simulation (Optional): Custom WebGL pipeline with scanlines, shadow mask, bloom, phosphor persistence/decay, curvature, vignetting, etc.
• Multitasking & Tabs: Multi-session terminal tabs alongside built-in browser tabs.
• Keyboard-Driven Embedded Browser: Native child WebView2 tabs engineered specifically for a keyboard-first terminal workflow. Open URLs instantly via shortcut (Menu + B) or command-line arguments, switch between terminals and web documentation (Menu + 1...9), and close tabs (Menu + W) without touching the mouse. Application shortcuts are intercepted and bridged at the native boundary so remote web pages never capture or block your navigation keys.
• Windows ConPTY Integration: Native ConPTY engine supporting PowerShell, CMD, FAR Manager, WSL, and console utilities with Win32 input mode support.
• Global Hotkey: Quick show/hide toggle from anywhere via Win + ~.
• Color Profiles & Customization: Curated palettes (Amber, Green Phosphor, C64, Cyberpunk, etc.) and real-time shader adjustments.
• AI Assistant Integration: Embedded Codex assistant with terminal execution routing.

Keyboard Shortcuts

Note: The Menu key refers to the Application / Context Menu key (usually located on the lower right row between Alt/Win and Ctrl).

Shortcut	Action	Description
Win + ~	Global Show/Hide	Toggle terminal window visibility from any application
Alt + Enter	Fullscreen Toggle	Toggle fullscreen mode
Menu + S	Settings Panel	Toggle CRT and display settings panel
Menu + A	AI Assistant Panel	Toggle Codex AI assistant panel
Menu + N	New Terminal Tab	Open a new terminal tab (ConPTY session)
Menu + B	New Browser Tab	Open a new browser tab and focus the address bar
Menu + W	Close Tab	Close the active terminal or browser tab
Menu + 1...9	Switch Tab	Switch directly to tab 1–9
Menu + V	Paste	Paste clipboard text into the active session
Menu + C	Copy Mode	Enter text selection and copy mode
Menu + PgUp / PgDn	Scroll Buffer	Scroll terminal screen / history buffer up or down

Browser Tab Keyboard Navigation

Embedded WebView2 browser tabs feature a keyboard-first, Vim-inspired navigation mode:

Key	Action	Description
j / k	Scroll Line	Scroll page down / up (64px)
d / u	Half-Page Scroll	Scroll half page down / up
gg / G	Top / Bottom	Jump to top (gg) or bottom (G) of the page
h / l (or Backspace)	History Navigation	Go back (h / Backspace) or forward (l) in page history
f	Link Hints	Show letter hints over interactive elements (links, buttons, inputs) to follow links without a mouse
o or F6	Address Bar	Open the address/search overlay bar
/	Find in Page	Search text on the current page
r	Reload	Reload the current page
i	Pass/Insert Mode	Enter pass-through mode to interact directly with web page keys
Esc	Normal Mode	Exit hints, address bar, or pass/insert mode back to normal navigation
Menu + ...	App Shortcuts	All main app shortcuts (Menu + W, Menu + 1...9, Menu + B, etc.) remain fully accessible within browser tabs

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Installation

Download the attached .msi installer