A Kanban-style terminal queue manager for macOS. Organize multiple terminal sessions in a visual board layout, drag them between columns, and never lose track of your running tasks.
Note: This is a personal project developed in my spare time. It works well for my workflow but may have rough edges. Contributions and feedback welcome!
| Feature | Description |
|---|---|
| Kanban Board | Organize terminals in customizable columns |
| Persistent Sessions | Terminal sessions persist when navigating views |
| Pinned Terminals | Quick access via tabs in focus mode |
| Command Palette | Fast terminal switching with ⌘K |
| Rich Metadata | Titles, descriptions, badges, and key=value tags |
| Drag & Drop | Reorder terminals and columns freely |
| 8 Color Themes | Dracula, Nord, Solarized, One Dark, and more |
| Zoom & Search | Maximize view (⌘⇧Z) and find in buffer (⌘F) |
| Session Export | Save terminal content to text files |
| Native Integration | Launch Terminal.app at current directory |
| CLI Tool | Open terminals from the command line |
| MCP Server | Model Context Protocol for LLM integration |
| Bin & Recovery | Soft-delete with configurable auto-cleanup |
- Download the latest
TermQ-{version}.zipfrom Releases - Unzip and move
TermQ.appto your Applications folder - Right-click and select "Open" on first launch (required for unsigned apps)
git clone https://github.com/eyelock/termq.git
cd termq
make sign
open TermQ.appSee CONTRIBUTING.md for detailed build instructions.
- macOS 14.0 (Sonoma) or later
📖 View Online Documentation | Source
- Getting Started
- Working with Terminals
- Columns & Organization
- Keyboard Shortcuts
- Command Palette
- Themes & Appearance
- Configuration & Data
- CLI Tool (early release)
- MCP Server (early release)
- About & Limitations
Contributions are welcome! See CONTRIBUTING.md for:
- Development setup and requirements
- Project structure
- Building, testing, and linting
- Release process
- Terminal emulation powered by SwiftTerm by Miguel de Icaza
- Built with assistance from Claude Code, Anthropic's AI coding assistant
MIT License - See LICENSE for details.

