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Terminal users interested in a terminal emulator for macOS with split panes, hotkey windows, and search features

About iTerm2

iTerm2 is a replacement for Terminal and the successor to iTerm. It works on Macs with macOS 10.14 or newer. iTerm2 brings the terminal into the modern age with features you never knew you always wanted. iTerm2 has a lot of features. Every conceivable desire a terminal user might have has been foreseen and solved. And these are just the main attractions! Divide a tab up into multiple panes, each one showing a different session. You can slice vertically and horizontally and create any number of panes in any imaginable arrangement. Register a hotkey that brings iTerm2 to the foreground when you're in another application. A terminal is always a keypress away. You can choose to have the hotkey open a dedicated window. This gives you an always-available terminal at your fingertips. iTerm2 comes with a robust find-on-page feature. The UI stays out of the way. All matches are immediately highlighted. Even regular expression support is offered!

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ease 4.0 / 5
features 5.0 / 5
design 4.0 / 5
support 3.0 / 5
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    Used the software for: 2+ Years
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    "Great replacement for Terminal on Mac"

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    Pros: iTerm2 is solid and reliable, with tons of features, I've barely scratched the surface. Triggers to run when text shows up in a terminal is really handy. An advanced but very useful feature is the native tmux integration, which makes your tmux tabs usable like regular tabs, no special keybindings and escapes to worry about.

    Cons: Sometimes the window resizing or maximizing gets weird. Especially if using tmux integration. Not many other shortcomings.

    Overall: Its a no-brainer recommendation. Lots of features and improvements over the builtin MacOS terminal app, and completely free, so no reason not to use iTerm2.

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