# Wave Terminal

> Open-source terminal that blends the CLI with inline file previews, a built-in editor, a web browser, and a context-aware AI assistant in one window.

Wave Terminal is an open-source, cross-platform terminal that puts the CLI, inline file previews, a built-in editor, a web browser, and a context-aware AI assistant in one block-based workspace. Wave AI reads terminal output and files and works with cloud or local models via your own keys. Apache-2.0 licensed for macOS, Linux, and Windows.

Website: https://www.waveterm.dev

Wave Terminal is an **open-source, cross-platform terminal** that blends the traditional command line with the kinds of tools developers normally bounce between apps for. Instead of an endless scrollback buffer, Wave organizes work into a **block-based, tiled workspace**: every command, file preview, editor, browser tab, and AI chat is a discrete block you can drag, resize, group, and save as a named layout. It runs on macOS, Linux, and Windows.

Beyond running commands, Wave can preview images, markdown, audio, video, HTML, and CSV files inline, edit local and remote files in a built-in VS Code-style editor, manage SSH and WSL connections, and embed a web browser right next to your shell. The goal is to cut the constant context switching between a terminal, an editor, a file manager, and a browser.

**Wave AI** is a context-aware assistant with access to your terminal output, widgets, and filesystem, so it can explain errors, suggest commands, and read or edit files in context. It is provider-agnostic and uses a bring-your-own-key approach: connect cloud models from OpenAI, Anthropic (Claude), Gemini, Azure, or Perplexity, or run local models through Ollama and LM Studio. You can call it from the UI or via the `wsh ai` command, and it integrates with Claude Code workflows.

Wave is licensed under **Apache-2.0** and keeps your data on-device, with no required cloud account to use the terminal. It is a strong fit for developers who want a modern, graphical terminal with built-in AI without giving up an open-source, self-hostable stack.

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_Source: https://agentscamp.com/tools/wave-terminal — Tool on AgentsCamp._