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Macterm
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- Agent support
- The CLI can print skills for coding agents to use Macterm panes and persistent workspaces.macterm.thdxg.dev · read 8 Oct 2026
- Audience
- Macterm's CLI documentation describes automation for scripts and coding agents, including commands to create panes and run commands.macterm.thdxg.dev · read 9 Oct 2026
- Automation
- The bundled macterm CLI controls the running app over a local Unix socket and supports scriptable JSON output.macterm.thdxg.dev · read 9 Oct 2026
- CLI access control
- The control socket is restricted to the same user through filesystem permissions, with no token authentication.macterm.thdxg.dev · read 9 Oct 2026
- Configuration compatibility
- Macterm reads existing Ghostty configuration, including themes, fonts, and keybinds.github.com · read 9 Oct 2026
- Distribution
- Macterm is available as a Homebrew cask or as a downloadable DMG from GitHub Releases.macterm.thdxg.dev · read 8 Oct 2026
- Installation
- The maker documents installation through Homebrew or a downloadable DMG, with Sparkle handling app updates.macterm.thdxg.dev · read 9 Oct 2026
- License
- Macterm is MIT licensed.macterm.thdxg.dev · read 9 Oct 2026
- Minimum OS
- Macterm requires macOS 14 or later.macterm.thdxg.dev · read 8 Oct 2026
- Multiplexing
- Users can split panes, move them between tabs, and restore project, tab, and split layouts after relaunch.github.com · read 9 Oct 2026
- Password autofill
- Macterm can offer to save passwords from SSH, sudo, and other prompts to the keychain and fill them after Touch ID or the login password.github.com · read 9 Oct 2026
- Password storage
- Macterm can save passwords to the keychain and offer autofill after Touch ID or the login password when the same prompt appears.macterm.thdxg.dev · read 8 Oct 2026
- Product
- Macterm is a native macOS terminal with vertical project tabs and persistent sessions, built on libghostty.macterm.thdxg.dev · read 9 Oct 2026
- Remote project limitation
- Remote projects require zmx to be preinstalled on the host; the docs say there is no upload flow yet.macterm.thdxg.dev · read 8 Oct 2026
- Remote project requirement
- Remote projects require SSH access and zmx installed on the host; Macterm has no zmx upload flow yet.macterm.thdxg.dev · read 9 Oct 2026
- Remote projects
- Macterm opens remote directories over SSH and keeps their zmx sessions running on the remote host when the app quits or the connection drops.macterm.thdxg.dev · read 9 Oct 2026
- Scripting API
- Yesmacterm.thdxg.dev · read 22 Sep 2026
- Security boundary
- The CLI control socket is restricted to the same user by filesystem permissions and does not use token authentication.macterm.thdxg.dev · read 8 Oct 2026
