Bubbles CMD

Version: 0.0.4

Author: BubblesTheDev

Bubbles CMD is a modern Windows terminal app that opens real installed shells inside one clean WPF desktop window. It is not a command emulator and it does not replace cmd.exe, PowerShell, Windows Terminal, Git Bash, WSL, or Visual Studio developer shells.

Download For Windows

Most users should download the MSI installer from the GitHub Releases page:

bubbles-cmd-0.0.4-win-x64.msi

Install it by double-clicking the MSI, then open Bubbles CMD from the Start Menu or Desktop shortcut.

Release page:

https://github.com/KernFerm/Bubbles-Terminal/releases

End-user install notes are in RELEASE.md.

What It Does

• Opens real Windows shells inside the Bubbles CMD app window.
• Supports Windows PowerShell, Command Prompt, Azure Cloud Shell, Visual Studio developer shells, Git Bash, PowerShell 7, WSL, and custom profiles.
• Uses a Windows Terminal-backed terminal surface through EasyWindowsTerminalControl.
• Includes tabs, panes, split views, pane resizing, pane swapping, pane-to-tab movement, search, snippets, commands, settings, and a command palette.
• Uses local settings and optional local diagnostics only.
• Does not include telemetry, analytics, command uploads, clipboard uploads, or terminal-output uploads.

First Launch

Use the profile menu to open a shell:

• Ctrl+Shift+1: Windows PowerShell
• Ctrl+Shift+2: Command Prompt
• Ctrl+Shift+3: Azure Cloud Shell
• Ctrl+Shift+4: Developer Command Prompt for VS 2022
• Ctrl+Shift+5: Developer PowerShell for VS 2022
• Ctrl+Shift+6: Git Bash

Some profiles require other tools to be installed. If Azure CLI, Visual Studio, Git, PowerShell 7, or WSL is missing, Bubbles CMD will show a helpful message instead of silently failing.

For Builders

Requirements:

• Windows 10 or newer
• .NET 8 SDK
• Git

Run from source:

dotnet restore .\BubblesCmd.sln
dotnet run --project .\src\BubblesCmd.App\BubblesCmd.App.csproj --configuration Release

Run tests:

dotnet test .\BubblesCmd.sln --configuration Release

Build the release ZIP:

powershell -NoProfile -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -File .\scripts\package.ps1

Build the MSI:

powershell -NoProfile -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -File .\scripts\build-msi.ps1

Generated release files are local artifacts and should not be committed:

artifacts\packages\bubbles-cmd-0.0.4-win-x64.zip
artifacts\installer\bubbles-cmd-0.0.4-win-x64.msi

Documentation

• Detailed builder guide
• Release notes
• Changelog
• Privacy policy
• Security policy
• Manual test plan
• Installer notes

License

MIT. See LICENSE.