v2.1.2 — Latest release

The AI-Developer
Terminal

Multi-tab. Split view. Encrypted vault. Native macOS.

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AIDE v2.1.2 — ~/projects/api
main ◐
Working...
~/projects/api
backend ●
~/projects/backend
infra ⏸
Waiting for input
+ New Terminal
# Claude Code   ✓ Reading src/api/auth.py ✓ Reading src/api/routes.py   ⠸ Thinking...   # Adding JWT validation to # the auth middleware...   ✓ Writing src/api/auth.py
# Shell — split pane   ~/api git:(main) $ pytest tests/ -v   PASSED test_auth.py::test_login PASSED test_auth.py::test_token PASSED test_routes.py::test_get   3 passed in 0.41s   $
// features

Built for the Claude era

Everything a developer needs when AI is doing the actual work.

🤖
AI Agent Detection
Tab cards update in real time. Spinner characters in Claude's output trigger Thinking or Working state automatically.
⠸ Thinking...
⠸ Writing src/auth.py...
🔐
Encrypted Variable Vault
API keys live encrypted in the macOS login Keychain — never plain text on disk. Unlock per-session with your system password.
ANTHROPIC_API_KEY = sk-ant-***
OPENAI_API_KEY    = sk-***
# Encrypted (Fernet + Keychain)
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Split View
Side-by-side terminals. Select text in one pane and press Tab — it pastes directly into the other pane.
← Left pane (claude)
│
→ Tab → Right pane
🖼
Image Paste
Take a screenshot, then right-click → Paste image as file path. AIDE saves it as a temp PNG and types the path in.
Right-click → Paste image as file path
/tmp/aide_images/clip_a4f2.png
🔔
Smart Notifications
Sound chimes when Claude finishes. Banner notifications appear only for background tabs to avoid noise.
♪ Glass.aiff — AI finished
⚠ main: Claude is waiting [click]
📁
Drag & Drop Files
Drag any file from Finder onto the terminal to insert its shell-quoted path. Images, scripts, configs — it just works.
drop → '/Users/me/screenshot.png'
(shell-safe quoted)
// how it works

Zero config. Just open and run.

AIDE provisions its own Python venv on first launch.

01
🚀
Open AIDE
Double-click the .app. The launcher installs PyQt6 automatically in a venv.
→
02
💬
Run claude
Type claude in any tab. AIDE watches the output automatically.
→
03
🤖
Watch the cards
Sidebar cards show live AI state — Thinking, Working, or waiting — across all tabs.
// platform support

Built for macOS.
Coming everywhere.

🍎
macOS
Available now · v2.1.2
Apple Silicon & Intel. Native .app bundle. Auto-provisions its own Python venv.
🐧
Linux
Coming soon
Core terminal engine already runs on Linux. Packaging as AppImage in progress.
🪟
Windows
Planned
Requires winpty for pty emulation and Windows Credential Manager for the vault.
A terminal that knows when Claude is working — and tells you the moment it's done.
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macOS 13+ · Apple Silicon & Intel · Free & open source
glick.run — MIT License