A fully functional Windows terminal styled after the RobCo terminals from the Fallout series. Real shells, real tabs, real work — rendered like a 200-year-old phosphor CRT.
A real terminal
- Real Windows shells via ConPTY: PowerShell, PowerShell 7, Command Prompt, Git Bash, WSL — plus your own custom profiles
- Tabs (rename by double-click, drag to reorder) and split panes with draggable dividers
- Saved workspaces: store a named set of tabs, restore it in one click
- Search the scrollback, clickable URLs, copy/paste with multi-line paste protection, 5,000-line scrollback with flow control
- Session restore: your tabs come back on launch
The Fallout part
- Three phosphor themes — Pip-Boy, Terminal, Amber — in authentic mono or hybrid ANSI color mode (real git/ls colors on the CRT)
- CRT effects with four levels (off/low/medium/high): scanlines, per-glyph phosphor glow, vignette, flicker, burn-in
- RobCo boot sequence on launch (skippable), CRT power-off collapse on close
- Monofonto — the font from the in-game terminals — for the UI and default text; Fixedsys Excelsior, Share Tech Mono, and VT323 bundled; upload your own
.ttf/.otf - Synthesized sound design: CRT hum, key clicks, boot and power-off sounds (toggleable)
- A faithful RobCo hacking minigame (
Ctrl+Shift+H) — likeness scoring, bracket duds, 4 attempts, lockout
Windows citizenship
- Quake mode: summon/dismiss from anywhere with a global hotkey (default
Ctrl+Shift+`) - System tray, optional close-to-tray, optional start-with-Windows
- Remembers window size/position, snaps and maximizes like any native app
- Auto-updates from GitHub releases (installed builds)
Grab the latest release:
FalloutTerminal-x.y.z-setup.exe— installer with Start Menu/desktop shortcuts and auto-update (recommended)FalloutTerminal-x.y.z-portable.exe— single file, no install, no auto-update
The binaries are unsigned, so Windows SmartScreen may warn on first run — choose More info → Run anyway.
| Keys | Action |
|---|---|
Ctrl+Shift+T / Ctrl+Shift+W |
New tab / close pane (tab when last) |
Ctrl+Tab / Ctrl+Shift+Tab |
Next / previous tab |
Ctrl+Shift+D / Ctrl+Shift+S |
Split right / split down |
Ctrl+Shift+C / Ctrl+Shift+V |
Copy selection / paste (right-click also copies/pastes) |
Ctrl+Shift+F |
Search scrollback |
Ctrl + / - / 0 |
Font zoom in / out / reset |
Ctrl+Shift+. / Ctrl+Shift+, |
Cycle theme / cycle CRT level |
Ctrl+Shift+H |
RobCo hacking minigame |
Ctrl+Shift+ ` |
Global summon/dismiss (works system-wide) |
| Double-click tab | Rename tab |
Everything else — themes, fonts, cursor, CRT intensity, sounds, profiles, workspaces, import/export — lives behind the ⚙ button.
Requirements: Node.js 20+, Visual Studio 2022 Build Tools (C++ workload + Windows SDK), Python 3.11.
npm install # builds the native ConPTY module
npm run dev # development with hot reload
npm run make # package installer + portable exe into release/Electron · xterm.js · node-pty · electron-builder
Bundled fonts: Monofonto (Typodermic freeware), Fixedsys Excelsior (public domain), Share Tech Mono and VT323 (SIL OFL).
This is an unofficial fan project. Fallout, RobCo, and Pip-Boy are trademarks of Bethesda Softworks / ZeniMax Media. This project is not affiliated with or endorsed by them.
MIT