Overview
This document outlines the roadmap towards delivering Windows Terminal 2.0 by Spring 2021.
Milestones
The Windows Terminal project is engineered and delivered as a set of 4-week milestones. New features will go into Windows Terminal Preview first, then a month after they been in Preview, those features will move into Windows Terminal.
Duration Activity Releases 2 weeks Dev Work
- Fixes / Features for future Windows Releases
- Fixes / Features for Windows Terminal
Release to Internal Selfhosters at end of week 2 1 week Quality & Stability
- Bug Fixes
- Perf & Stability
- UI Polish
- Tests
- etc.
Push to Microsoft Store at end of week 3 1 week Release
- Available from Microsoft Store & GitHub Releases
- Release Notes & Announcement Blog published
- Engineering System Maintenance
- Community Engagement
- Docs
- Future Milestone Planning
Release available from Microsoft Store & GitHub Releases
Terminal Roadmap / Timeline
Below is the schedule for when milestones will be included in release builds of Windows Terminal and Windows Terminal Preview. The dates are rough estimates and are subject to change.
Milestone End Date Milestone Name Preview Release Blog Post 2020-06-30 1.1 in Windows Terminal Preview 2020-07-31 1.2 in Windows Terminal Preview
1.1 in Windows Terminal2020-08-31 1.3 in Windows Terminal Preview
1.2 in Windows Terminal2020-09-30 1.4 in Windows Terminal Preview
1.3 in Windows Terminal2020-10-31 1.5 in Windows Terminal Preview
1.4 in Windows Terminal2020-11-30 1.6 in Windows Terminal Preview
1.5 in Windows Terminal2020-12-31 1.7 in Windows Terminal Preview
1.6 in Windows Terminal2021-01-31 1.8 in Windows Terminal Preview
1.7 in Windows Terminal2021-02-28 1.9 in Windows Terminal Preview
1.8 in Windows Terminal2021-03-31 1.10 in Windows Terminal Preview
1.9 in Windows Terminal2021-04-30 2.0 RC in Windows Terminal Preview
2.0 RC in Windows Terminal2021-05-31 2.0 in Windows Terminal Preview
2.0 in Windows Terminal
Issue Triage & Prioritization
Incoming issues/asks/etc. are triaged several times a week, labeled appropriately, and assigned to a milestone in priority order:
- P0 (serious crashes, data loss, etc.) issues are scheduled to be dealt with ASAP
- P1/2 issues/features/asks assigned to the current or future milestone, or to the Terminal 2.0 milestone for future assignment, if required to deliver a 2.0 feature
- Issues/features/asks not on our list of 2.0 features are assigned to the Terminal Backlog for subsequent triage, prioritization & scheduling.
2.0 Scenarios
The following are a list of the key scenarios we're aiming to deliver for Terminal 2.0.
👉 Note: There are many other features that don't fit within 2.0, but will be re-assessed and prioritized for 3.0, the plan for which will be published in 2021.
Priority* Scenario Description/Notes 0 Settings UI A user interface that connects to settings.json. This provides a way for people to edit their settings without having to edit a JSON file.
Issue: #15640 Command palette A popup menu to list possible actions and commands.
Issues: #5400, #2046
Spec: #21931 Tab tear-off The ability to tear a tab out of the current window and spawn a new window or attach it to a separate window.
Issue: #1256
Spec: #20801 Clickable links Hyperlinking any links that appear in the text buffer. When clicking on the link, the link will open in your default browser.
Issue: #5741 Default terminal If a command-line application is spawned, it should open in Windows Terminal (if installed) or your preferred terminal
Issue: #492
Spec: #20801 Overall theme support Tab coloring, title bar coloring, pane border coloring, pane border width, definition of what makes a theme
Issue: #3327
Spec: #57721 Open tab as admin/other user Open tab in existing Windows Terminal instance as admin (if Terminal was run unelevated) or as another user.
Issue: #50001 Traditional opacity Have a transparent background without the acrylic blur.
Issue: #6032 SnapOnOutput, scroll lock Pause output or scrolling on click.
Issue: #980
Spec: #2529
Implementation: #60622 Infinite scrollback Have an infinite history for the text buffer.
Issue: #14102 Pane management All issues listed out in the original issue. Some features include pane resizing with mouse, pane zooming, and opening a pane by prompting which profile to use.
Issue: #10002 Theme marketplace Marketplace for creation and distribution of themes.
Dependent on overall theming2 Jump list Show profiles from task bar (on right click)/start menu.
Issue: #5762 Open with multiple tabs A setting that allows Windows Terminal to launch with a specific tab configuration (not using only command line arguments).
Issue: #7563 Open in Windows Terminal Functionality to right click on a file or folder and select Open in Windows Terminal.
Issue: #1060
Implementation: #61003 Session restoration Launch Windows Terminal and the previous session is restored with the proper tab and pane configuration and starting directories.
Issues: #961, #960, #7663 Quake mode Provide a quick launch terminal that appears and disappears when a hotkey is pressed.
Issue: #6533 Settings migration infrastructure Migrate people's settings without breaking them. Hand-in-hand with settings UI. 3 Pointer bindings Provide settings that can be bound to the mouse.
Issue: #1553
Feature Notes:
* Feature Priorities:
- Mandatory
- Optimal
- Optional / Stretch-goal
Source: https://github.com/microsoft/termina...ap.md#overview