The wheel keeps turning! Another much loved app is getting an upgrade to match the new look and feel of Windows 11. This time around, we have Windows Terminal, the default command line tool in the OS.
Microsoft appears to be working on a new settings interface for this open-source application.
Images of the proposed redesign have been posted on GitHub, hinting that a significant update for Windows Terminal is coming soon. This visual makeover brings the program closer to other inbox apps in Windows 11 like Settings, Paint, Notepad, Microsoft Store, and more.
The updated app redesign is based on the WinUI controls, and the highlight is a new settings page, as you can see in the screenshot below.
Developer and designer Pankaj Bhojwani explains that the new look for Windows Terminal is set to resemble the operating system’s settings panel. The settings container is complete with expanders, much like the OS’s Settings app.
At this point, it is not clear whether the new Windows Terminal will also use the Mica design material, which is part of the Fluent Design.
Of course, Mica is an effect that aligns the background color of active windows with the desktop to help users distinguish between multiple open instances. This is different from Acrylic, an effect more commonly used in the operating platform.
In addition to this change, Microsoft is also working on a few smaller things.
We have a redesigned action page, refreshed color scheme pages, and pivots in profiles removed as a breadcrumb style similar to Windows Settings is implemented. Toggle switches also have text on the left instead of on the right.
The Windows Terminal design refresh will also arrive on both Windows 11 and Windows 10, but the Mica effect will be exclusive to the newer operating system if it is introduced.
But with PowerToys, another popular open-source tool, also getting a refreshed look, it is clear that Microsoft is keeping its promise of streamlining the design of its operating platform.
