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tty7

A GPU-rendered terminal whose shells survive quitting the app, and where agents can drive other agents.

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  • Rating

    4.3 / 5

  • Pricing

    Free

  • Difficulty

    Intermediate

  • Works on

    Cross-Platform

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What is tty7?

tty7 is a pure-Rust, GPU-rendered terminal that outlives its window: shells survive quitting the app, agents can drive other agents and remote machines work the same way.

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Pros: what tty7 does well

  • Sessions persist after closing the app
  • Fast GPU rendering
  • Apache-2.0 licensed

Cons: where it falls short

  • Newer than established terminals
  • Developer-focused

Who tty7 is for

Developers who run long agent sessions in the terminal.

Who can skip it

People happy with their current terminal.

tty7 alternatives

Not sold on tty7? These do a similar job, and each card says what it has in common.

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TUICommander

Focus: ide, tui and git. Shares ai agents and terminal with tty7. Adds macOS and Linux. Rated 4.4 (tty7: 4.3).

Desktop AppFreemacOS, Linux
4.4Visit

Wake

Focus: sessions, search and open source. Shares ai agents and rust with tty7. Adds macOS, Windows and Linux. Rated 4.6 (tty7: 4.3).

Desktop AppFreemacOS, Windows
4.6Visit

agent-deck

Focus: tui, claude and open source. Shares terminal and ai agents with tty7. Adds macOS, Linux and Windows. Rated 4.4 (tty7: 4.3).

Desktop AppFreemacOS, Linux
4.4Visit

Minimal

Focus: agent sandbox, isolation and security. Shares ai agents and rust with tty7. Adds macOS, Windows and Linux. Rated 4.4 (tty7: 4.3).

Desktop AppFreemacOS, Windows
4.4Visit

ChatCLI

Focus: cli, llm and chat. Shares terminal and ai agents with tty7. Adds macOS, Windows and Linux. Same 4.3 rating.

Desktop AppFreemacOS, Windows
4.3Visit

Free alternatives to tty7

Want to spend nothing? These free picks cover similar ground.

paneflow

Focus: coding agents, gpui and parallel. Shares ai agents and rust with tty7. Adds macOS, Windows and Linux. Same 4.3 rating.

Desktop AppFreemacOS, Windows
4.3Visit

Gold Band

Focus: harness, workflows and desktop. Shares ai agents and rust with tty7. Adds macOS, Windows and Linux. Rated 4.2 (tty7: 4.3).

Desktop AppFreemacOS, Windows
4.2Visit

Sentio

Focus: email, api and webhooks. Shares ai agents and rust with tty7. A framework, not a desktop app. Adds Web and Linux. Rated 4.5 (tty7: 4.3).

FrameworkFreeWeb, Linux
4.5Visit

Arcbox

Focus: sandboxes, isolation and open source. Shares ai agents and rust with tty7. A framework, not a desktop app. Adds macOS and Linux. Rated 4.4 (tty7: 4.3).

FrameworkFreemacOS, Linux
4.4Visit

Everruns

Focus: durable execution, headless and open source. Shares ai agents and rust with tty7. A framework, not a desktop app. Rated 4.4 (tty7: 4.3).

FrameworkFreeCross-Platform
4.4Visit

handmux

Focus: tmux, mobile and claude code. Shares terminal and remote with tty7. A mobile app, not a desktop app. Adds Android, iOS and Web. Rated 4.4 (tty7: 4.3).

Mobile AppFreeAndroid, iOS
4.4Visit
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