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Hercules vs terminal
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Recorded Stars Comparison
● HerculesWS/Hercules (1K)
● microsoft/terminal (105K)
☆ 1KHercules stars
☆ 105Kterminal stars
+104KDifference
terminalStar Leader (103.6x)
⚖️ Comparison Verdict
Star Popularity
terminal Leads
+104K stars (103.6x ratio)
Forks & Derivatives
terminal Leads
9.6K total community forks
Recent Maintenance
Hercules
Pushed 4d ago
Licensing
Different
Hercules: GPL-3.0 vs terminal: MIT
Side-by-Side Facts
| Metric | HerculesWS/Hercules ↗ | microsoft/terminal ↗ |
|---|---|---|
| Description | Hercules is a collaborative software development project revolving around the creation of a robust massively multiplayer online role playing game (MMORPG) server package. Written in C, the program is very versatile and provides NPCs, warps and modifications. The project is jointly managed by a group of volunteers located around the world as well as a tremendous community providing QA and support. Hercules is a continuation of the original Athena project. | The new Windows Terminal and the original Windows console host, all in the same place! |
| GitHub Stars | ☆ 1,014 | ☆ 105,043 |
| Forks | 790 | 9,635 |
| Open Issues | 505 | 1,776 |
| Main Language | C++ | C++ |
| License | GPL-3.0 | MIT |
| Last Push | Oct 1, 2026 | Sep 30, 2026 |
| GitHub Source | Open Source ↗ | Open Source ↗ |
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