It offers features such as the ability to open multiple tabs, restore tabs, color-coded tabs, and more. You can customize the width or position of the terminal overlay, and also the shortcut key. To summon the terminal overlay you just have to press the assigned shortcut key, which by default is F12. It works as an overlay above other windows instead of working inside a window. Inspired originally by an FPS game Quake, Guake Terminal is different from other terminal emulators for Linux.