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Terax vs Wave Terminal: catalog facts
Terax	Wave Terminal
Free Free and open source under the Apache-2.0 licence; AI use needs your own key or a local…	Free Free and open source under Apache 2.0, with no account required. AI features use your own…
Windows, macOS, Linux	Windows, macOS, Linux
Terminal, editor, Git and web preview in one pane Bring your own API key or run models locally via LM Studio	SSH sessions survive network interruptions and Wave restarts, reconnecting on their own Edit remote files in a real graphical editor without leaving the terminal
Pre-1.0 software still at version 0.8 AI features need an API key or a local model setup	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: Apache-2.0	License: Apache-2.0
No account needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 21, 2026

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