Wave Terminal

Component based terminal.

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Console’s review

· Reviewed by David Mytton

What we like

Open source terminal with extra components - web view, file preview, code editor, and other graphical widgets. Includes a full web browser controlled from the terminal. Create workspaces with different configurations of widgets. Run widgets from remote machines e.g. visualize CLI output for monitoring. Manage everything through custom keybindings.

Tradeoffs

Uses Electron & built in TypeScript, which is what enables the web-like widgets, but how will it perform?

Is Wave Terminal a fit?

Based on Console’s review published on 2024-12-19. Summary updated .

Who it’s for

Developers who need a customizable terminal with extra components

Why consider it

It allows creating workspaces with different configurations of widgets

Keep in mind

It may have performance issues due to using Electron and being built in TypeScript

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