A terminal that gets
out of your way.
Native macOS. Keyboard-first. Built on Ghostty.
And it quietly keeps an eye on your agents.
Free · macOS 26+ · Auto-updates
Zentty is the terminal you forget is there. No chrome fighting for attention, no modal dialogs, no friction between you and the shell. Just panes, keystrokes, and your work.
Works with the agents
you already use.
Launch one in any pane and Zentty sees it — no setup, no config, no plugin to install. Status, questions, and attention requests surface in a quiet sidebar. System notifications nudge you when you've looked away.
- Claude Code
- Codex
- OpenCode
- Gemini CLI
- Copilot CLI
Everything you'd expect.
Nothing you wouldn't.
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Worklanes, not tabs
Borrowed from niri and Hyprland: a horizontally-scrolling strip of columns, each column a vertical stack of panes. Rearrange, resize, and navigate without losing your place.
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Keyboard-first
Every action is a command. Every command is bindable. And when muscle memory fails, a fuzzy-searchable command palette puts every action one keystroke away.
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Agent-aware
See what Claude Code, Codex, Copilot, Gemini, and OpenCode are doing, without switching panes. System notifications nudge you when you've looked away.
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Plays with your workflow
Reads the git state of every pane and jumps straight to the PR on GitHub. Opens any working directory in your editor, Finder, or any app you choose — one keystroke away.
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Support for your themes
Make it personal with your own themes. Reads your Ghostty themes from ~/.config/ghostty/themes. Automatic uses light and dark based on the selected theme.
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Built on Ghostty
GPU-accelerated rendering via libghostty, wrapped in a native Swift and AppKit shell. No Electron, no web views. It feels like a Mac app because it is one.
Actively developed. Rapid iteration. Occasional rough edges. Worth it.
Questions, answered.
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How is this different from tmux?
tmux is a TUI terminal multiplexer that lives inside your terminal — it expects a config file, key bindings to memorise, and a mental model to learn. Zentty is a native Mac app. No config files, no learning curve: open it and start working. Worklanes, the command palette, and agent awareness are built in, not bolted on through plugins. -
Is my data private?
Yes. Zentty doesn't collect any usage data, telemetry, or analytics. The only thing that ever leaves your machine is a crash report — and only if you choose to send it after a crash. Nothing is sent silently, ever. -
Which platforms are supported?
Today: macOS 26 and up, built natively with Swift and AppKit. Linux and Windows are on the roadmap — Linux next, and Windows once libghostty supports it. -
Where does the name come from?
Zentty is a play on Zenjoy, the digital product studio behind it. For over 15 years Zenjoy has been building software and apps that aim to be elegant, simple, and joyful to use. Zentty carries that same intent into the terminal.