---
name: "yakuake"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "yakuake"
version: "3.0.5-1"
release: "Debian 10 (Buster)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/yakuake"
---

# yakuake(1)

a Quake-style terminal emulator based on KDE Konsole technology.

## NAME

YaKuake - a Quake-style terminal emulator based on KDE Konsole technology.

## SYNOPSIS

**YaKuake** \[Qt-options\] \[KDE-options\]

## DESCRIPTION

YaKuake is inspired from the terminal in the Quake game: when you press a key (by default F12, but that can be changed) a terminal window slides down from the top of the screen. Press the key again, and the terminal slides back.

It is faster than a keyboard shortcut because it is already loaded into memory and as such is very useful to anyone who frequently finds themselves switching in and out of terminal sessions.

## OPTIONS

YaKuake has no application-specific options.

Generic options:

- **--help**

  Show help about options

- **--help-qt**

  Show Qt specific options

- **--help-kde**

  Show KDE specific options

- **--help-all**

  Show all options

- **--author**

  Show author information

- **-v, --version**

  Show version information

- **--license**

  Show license information

- **--**

  End of options

## SEE ALSO

YaKuake Homepage: http://extragear.kde.org/apps/yakuake/

## AUTHOR

YaKuake was written by Francois Chazal \<neptune3k@free.fr\>. YaKuake is currently maintained by Eike Hein \<sho@eikehein.com\>.

## OTHER

This manual page was written by Ana Beatriz Guerrero Lopez \<ana@ekaia.org\>, for the Debian project (but may be used by others).