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Show HN: Termini – Open-Source Menu Bar Terminal for macOS (github.com)
6 points by reflextech 37 days ago
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The UI looks nice but tbh I don't understand how it’s useful. Why wouldn’t I just open my terminal directly? for example i can set a shortcut to open it even when the terminal app is closed. Why would your menu be better?
Built a lightweight menu bar terminal for macOS using SwiftTerm. Scratched my own itch — I use terminal regularly for git and installs but didn’t want to sacrifice screen real estate or context switch. Open to feedback.
I would really love to have an always visible option (not sure if it is possible in MacOS) that keep the terminal showing even if I click outside of it. Especially useful when working with CLI agents.
It should be possible on MacOS. If I take a region screenshot with Cmd + Shift + 4 (and then click on the thumbnail in the corner), the preview window that opens stays on top no matter what, so the base functionality exists.
That’s a good idea actually. I’ll definitely look into that and try and integrate it. Thank you for that feedback