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Hyper vs Wave Terminal: catalog facts
HyperWave Terminal
Free

Free and open source under the MIT licence.

Free

Free and open source under Apache 2.0, with no account required. AI features use your own…

Windows, macOS, Linux Windows, macOS, Linux
  • Themes are CSS and plugins are npm packages, so customisation is familiar territory
  • The same appearance and configuration across Windows, macOS and Linux
  • SSH sessions survive network interruptions and Wave restarts, reconnecting on their own
  • Edit remote files in a real graphical editor without leaving the terminal
  • Electron, so startup time and memory use are well above a native terminal
  • Rendering performance on heavy output is noticeably worse than native terminals
  • Electron-based, so heavier than a plain terminal emulator
  • The block workspace is a different mental model from tabs and panes
Downloadable app Downloadable app
Open source Open source
License: MIT License: Apache-2.0
No account needed No account needed
Works offline Works offline

Checked September 21, 2026

Checked September 21, 2026

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