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# Mintty Reviews
**Vendor:** GitHub  
**Category:** [Terminal Emulator Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/terminal-emulator)  
**Average Rating:** 4.4/5.0  
**Total Reviews:** 16
## About Mintty
Mintty is a terminal emulator for Cygwin, MSYS or Msys2, and derived projects, and for WSL.




## Mintty Reviews
  ### 1. interesting but simple terminal emulator

**Rating:** 2.5/5.0 stars

**Reviewed by:** Pedro A. | Head of technology, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

**Reviewed Date:** February 14, 2023

**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.

**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.

**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.



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## Mintty Features
**Performance**
- Plugins
- Resource Usage
- Latency

**Operating System**
- Linux Support
- Windows Support
- Mac Support
- Unix Support

**User Interface**
- Scrolling
- Customization
- Logging
- Command-line interface

**Licensing **
- Concurrent Licensing
- Subscription Licensing
- Named User Licensing
- Perpetual Licensing

**Security**
- Multifactor Authentication (MFA)
- Secure Sockets Layer encryption
- Portal Access 
- SAML Service Provider Integration

**Functionality**
- Robotic Process Automation (RPA)
- Replication

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