The computer terminal, long seen as a relic of the past, is enjoying a remarkable renaissance. Modernized interfaces bring significant improvements: intelligent auto-completion, customizable interface and seamless integration with cloud environments.
I'm going to introduce you to a few of these new tools. It won't make you leave Vim, but you'll probably want to try one or two of them out ;-) 👩💻
1. Hyper
Hyper is an Electron-based terminal built on HTML/CSS/JS and fully extensible. With Hyper, you can install themes and plugins from the command line. The goal of the project is to create a beautiful and extensible experience for command-line interface users, built on open web standards.
2. Rio
Rio Terminal focuses on being a fast and feature-rich terminal emulator with modern capabilities like true color support and image display, while also being cross-platform and customizable with features like splits and shaders. It has garnered positive feedback for its performance and user experience.
3. Warp
Warp aims to enhance the terminal experience by integrating AI, providing a modern and customizable interface, and enabling team collaboration and knowledge sharing through Warp Drive, all while prioritizing privacy and security.
4. Cogno
Cogno Terminal aims to provide a highly customizable, intelligent, and user-friendly terminal experience while prioritizing user privacy and control across various operating systems and shells.
5. Alacritty
Alacritty focuses on being a high-performance and configurable terminal emulator with useful features for users who spend significant time in the terminal, while also being available across various operating systems.
6. Wave
Wave Terminal is an open-source application that enhances the traditional terminal by integrating graphical capabilities.
7. Superfile
This one is not really a generic terminal but I find it interesting. Superfile is a pretty fancy and modern terminal file manager. It focuses on providing a visually appealing and fully functional terminal-based file management experience with a high degree of customization and the convenience of multi-panel views.
If you'd like to discover other tools for web workers, I invite you to visit my site The Whale, where I've already listed 1,400 tools. 🚀
See you ... 🖖