Terminal Interface
Built-in terminal features including clickable links, find, word navigation, copy/paste, and right-click context menu.
Vertical Tabs uses xterm.js as its terminal emulator. It provides a GPU-accelerated terminal with modern features built in.
Drag and drop files
Section titled “Drag and drop files”Drag files from Finder onto the terminal to insert their paths into the current command line. Multiple files are inserted separated by spaces.
Clickable links
Section titled “Clickable links”URLs in terminal output are automatically detected and highlighted. Click a link to open it in the default browser.
Find in terminal
Section titled “Find in terminal”Press ⌘ Cmd + F to open the search bar. Type your query and matching results are highlighted throughout the terminal output, with a count of total matches. Use the arrow buttons or Enter / ⇧ Shift + Enter to jump between matches.
Press Escape to close the search bar.
Word navigation
Section titled “Word navigation”Move through text with these shortcuts:
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
⌥ Option + Left |
Jump to previous word |
⌥ Option + Right |
Jump to next word |
⌥ Option + Backspace |
Delete previous word |
Copy and paste
Section titled “Copy and paste”Select text by clicking and dragging.
⌘ Cmd+Cto copy the selection⌘ Cmd+Vto paste from clipboard
The right-click context menu also provides these actions.
Right-click context menu
Section titled “Right-click context menu”Right-click anywhere in the terminal to open a context menu with:
- Copy - copy the current selection
- Paste - paste from clipboard
- Select All - select all terminal output
- Clear - clear the terminal screen
Unicode support
Section titled “Unicode support”Full Unicode 11 support is enabled. Emoji, CJK characters, and other wide characters render and align correctly.
Scrollback
Section titled “Scrollback”Scroll up to review previous output. The scrollback buffer is configurable in Settings (default: 10,000 lines, up to 100,000).
Toast notifications
Section titled “Toast notifications”Toast notifications appear in the top-right corner to confirm actions and surface errors.
- Git file operations - staging, reverting, or deleting files from the diff view
- Commits and pushes - confirmation after a successful commit, or error details if something fails
- Clipboard - confirmation when copying text from the terminal
- Settings - errors like failing to load system fonts
- Updates - download progress, ready-to-install status, and version check results
Most toasts dismiss automatically after a few seconds. Click the X button to close one immediately. Some notifications, like available updates, stay visible until dismissed.
Auto-fit
Section titled “Auto-fit”The terminal automatically resizes to fill its container. Resizing the window, splitting a pane, or toggling the sidebar adjusts columns and rows to match the available space.