# Wave Terminal

An open-source, AI-native terminal that keeps file previews, an editor, a browser, and your whole workspace in one window.

HTML: https://softbests.com/software/wave-terminal
Markdown: https://softbests.com/software/wave-terminal.md
Website: https://www.waveterm.dev

- Category: [Terminal](https://softbests.com/category/terminal)
- Pricing: Open source
- Platforms: macOS, Windows, Linux
- Underrated

## Best for

Developers who live in the terminal and want remote files, SSH sessions, and AI help without switching apps.

## Why it deserves attention

Wave pairs a real terminal with the things a terminal usually sends you elsewhere for: Markdown and image previews, a VS Code-like editor for remote files, an inline browser, an SSH connection manager, split-screen workspaces, and reusable HTML widgets you can turn into dashboards. Everything runs locally with no account, and the project is Apache-2.0 licensed with more than 22,000 GitHub stars and active releases for macOS, Windows, and Linux. It is built on Go and React rather than a GPU renderer, so startup and memory use are heavier than Ghostty or Alacritty, and AI features depend on the model keys you configure.

## Can replace

- [Warp](https://softbests.com/software/warp)
- MobaXterm

## Related and alternatives

- [Ghostty](https://softbests.com/software/ghostty)
- [WezTerm](https://softbests.com/software/wezterm)
- [Zellij](https://softbests.com/software/zellij)