Wave Terminal vs WindTerm: catalog facts
 Wave Terminal |  WindTerm |
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Free Free and open source under Apache 2.0, with no account required. AI features use your own… |
Free The author states WindTerm is completely free for commercial and non-commercial use… |
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Windows, macOS, Linux |
Windows, macOS, 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
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- SSH v2, SFTP, telnet, raw TCP, serial and tmux in one native client
- Free for commercial use with no seat or session limits
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- Electron-based, so heavier than a plain terminal emulator
- The block workspace is a different mental model from tabs and panes
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- Only part of the source is published, so it is not fully open source
- The last release was in March 2025 and the repository has been quiet since
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Downloadable app |
Downloadable app |
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Open source |
Closed source |
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License: Apache-2.0 |
License: Apache-2.0 |
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No account needed |
No account needed |
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Works offline |
Works offline |
Checked September 21, 2026 | Checked September 21, 2026 |
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