Waffle – Native macOS terminal that auto-tiles sessions into a grid
Hi HN. I built Waffle because I kept ending up with 15 terminal windows scattered across three spaces with no idea what was running where. Splitting/merging in iTerm kind of works but it never felt intuitive to me. With that in mind, I built something to suit my workflow: Waffle is a native macOS terminal (Built on Miguel de Icaza's SwiftTerm) that tiles your sessions into an auto-scaling grid automatically. 1 session is fullscreen, 2 is side by side, 4 is 2x2, 9 is 3x3. Open a terminal, it joins the grid. Close one, the grid rebalances. No splitting, no config. I've been using it a lot…
In plain words
Waffle is a native macOS terminal that automatically arranges multiple sessions into a tiled grid layout that scales with the number of open terminals. Instead of manually splitting panes or managing scattered windows, sessions automatically organize themselves—one session fills the screen, two sit side by side, four arrange in a 2x2 grid, and so on. Sessions can be grouped by repository and color-coded, allowing developers to quickly filter and switch between different projects. The grid rebalances whenever terminals are opened or closed, requiring no configuration.
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In the maker’s words, at launch
Hi HN. I built Waffle because I kept ending up with 15 terminal windows scattered across three spaces with no idea what was running where. Splitting/merging in iTerm kind of works but it never felt intuitive to me. With that in mind, I built something to suit my workflow: Waffle is a native macOS terminal (Built on Miguel de Icaza's SwiftTerm) that tiles your sessions into an auto-scaling grid automatically. 1 session is fullscreen, 2 is side by side, 4 is 2x2, 9 is 3x3. Open a terminal, it joins the grid. Close one, the grid rebalances. No splitting, no config. I've been using it a lot recently and one thing I've found really useful is that sessions detect which repo they're in and group accordingly. Each project gets a distinct colour. Cmd+[ and Cmd+] flip between groups. If you have three repos open across eight terminals, you can filter to just one project's sessions instantly. Also, no accidentally closing a window with CMD-W as it gives you a confirmation and requires a second CMD-W to close. Honestly, if you live in tmux, this probably isn't for you but it's really helped to speed up my workflow. Other things: It comes with a handful of themes (and has support for iTerm themes), bundled JetBrains mono, has keyboard shortcuts for everything. Free, no account, opt-in analytics only. macOS 14+. There's a demo on the landing page if you want to see it in action.
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