iTerm2
iTerm2 is a free macOS terminal emulator and Terminal replacement for developers and power users. It provides multiple sessions, panes, profiles, triggers, scripting utilities, session status tools, and AI-assisted terminal orchestration, with a companion iOS app for remote interaction.
Overview
10 featuresIn the IDEs & code editors space, iTerm2 takes a focused approach. It focuses on replacing the limited macOS Terminal with a more capable terminal for interactive sessions, automation, and development workflows. iTerm2 is a consumer product aimed at macOS developers, system administrators, and power users. It is available for free. iTerm2 is available on the web, the command line, and macOS.
Behind iTerm2 is George Nachman. Key capabilities include split panes, tabbed sessions, and profiles. It exposes integrations via a public API.
Summary written by a language model from the project’s public pages.
- Split panes
- Tabbed sessions
- Profiles
- Triggers
- Session status
- Shell integration
- Scripting API
- AI chat
- Terminal orchestration
- iOS companion app
Built with & integrations
- openai
- gpt-4 in the HTML · bgpt- in the HTML
- anthropic
- bclaude in the HTML
- local_oss
- bollama in the HTML
- Cloudflare
- cf-ray header · cf-cache-status header
Trust & compliance
Indexing history
1What PulseGate has recorded for this listing
- Indexed9 Sept · 05:44 UTCiTerm2 v3.7.0 new iOS companion app, it2* utilities, Session Status API and more verified via Hacker News firehose (Algolia)Source: Hacker News firehose (Algolia) · Open
Frequently asked questions about iTerm2
- What is iTerm2?
- ITerm2 focuses on replacing the limited macOS Terminal with a more capable terminal for interactive sessions, automation, and development workflows. It is catalogued under IDEs & code editors on PulseGate.
- Who should use iTerm2?
- iTerm2 is a consumer product built for macOS developers, system administrators, and power users.
- Does iTerm2 have a free plan?
- Yes — iTerm2 is free to use.
- What platforms does iTerm2 run on?
- iTerm2 runs on the web, the command line, and macOS.
- Is iTerm2 still maintained?
- Unverified. iTerm2 has not been re-checked since it entered the index, so there is no finding either way — and only a positive finding would say otherwise.
- What are alternatives to iTerm2?
- Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include YtAiPlugin, ColorfulBrackets, and EasyTwin.YtAiPluginColorfulBracketsEasyTwin
- Who develops iTerm2?
- iTerm2 is developed by George Nachman.
- Does iTerm2 have an API or integrations?
- Yes — iTerm2 exposes a public API.
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