The short answer. Calyx is a native terminal built for running and supervising coding agents in parallel. Vesta is the other native one, built on libghostty for the same job. Flock is a terminal multiplexer for running several agent sessions in one workspace. TTY7 is the pure-Rust terminal whose sessions stay alive when the window closes. Awalt Terminal is the AI-native terminal with multi-provider profiles. GraphCode is the one that models the jobs as a graph, where an edge is a hand-off that fires unattended. Note that all of these are also general terminals — the agent features are additions, not replacements, and that is the right way to judge them.
This guide covers 6 terminals for coding agents for macOS. Every fact below is drawn from the same verified records that back each app’s own page. The recommendations are our editorial judgment, not payment.
Quick comparison
| App | What it is | Pricing | Licence | Version |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Awal Terminal | terminal emulator | Open source | MIT | 0.25.2 |
| Calyx | terminal emulator | Open source | MIT | 0.45.1 |
| Flock | productivity app | Open source | MIT | 0.11.0 |
| GraphCode | developer tool | Free | not published | — |
| tty7 | developer tool | Open source | Apache-2.0 | 0.1.5 |
| Vesta | developer tool | Open source | MIT | 3.5.8 |
What actually decides this
- Session persistence. The whole point of running agents in parallel is not losing them. Sessions that survive a closed window, a dropped connection and a crash are the difference between a tool and a toy.
- How many agents you can supervise. Running three agents is a layout problem; running ten is a monitoring problem. The second needs status at a glance, which is not the same as a tab bar.
- Whether it is still a good terminal. Every tool here is a terminal first. If it is a worse terminal than what you use now, the agent features will not compensate for long.
- What the agent integration costs. Agent-aware terminals usually need an API key or a local agent install, and they send what the agent sees. Worth knowing before you point one at a private repository.
Our picks
- Calyx — Its record describes exactly that scope, which is the reason this category exists. Choose it when you want a native terminal for running and supervising agents in parallel.
- Vesta — Its record describes a native terminal built on libghostty for running coding agents in parallel, which is the same job on a different base. Choose it when you want a native terminal on libghostty built for parallel agents.
- Flock — Its record describes a terminal multiplexer for running multiple agent and shell sessions together, which is the both-kinds case. Choose it when you want a multiplexer with agent sessions and shell sessions in one workspace.
- tty7 — Its record describes a daemon-backed terminal whose sessions stay alive, which is the persistence requirement stated directly. Choose it when the requirement is that sessions survive the window closing.
- Awal Terminal — Its record describes an AI-native terminal with multi-provider profiles and voice input, which is the provider-switching case. Choose it when you switch between model providers and want profiles for them.
The apps
Awal Terminal
Awal Terminal is a terminal emulator for macOS. AI-native terminal emulator with multi-provider profiles and voice input. It is released under MIT.
What it does. LLM-native terminal emulator for macOS — AI components, multi-provider profiles, voice input, Metal GPU rendering.
Awal Terminal is listed with current version 0.25.2.
Full profile and verified facts for Awal Terminal →
Calyx
Calyx is a terminal emulator for macOS. Native macOS terminal for running and supervising coding agents in parallel. It is released under MIT.
What it does. A native macOS terminal app built on Ghostty for running and supervising coding agents.
Calyx is listed with current version 0.45.1.
Full profile and verified facts for Calyx →
Flock
Flock is a productivity app for macOS. Terminal multiplexer for running multiple Claude Code and shell sessions in one workspace. It is released under MIT.
What it does. Swift/AppKit terminal multiplexer for Claude Code + shell sessions - baahaus/flock.
Flock is listed with current version 0.11.0.
Full profile and verified facts for Flock →
GraphCode
GraphCode is a developer tool for macOS. Runs coding-agent sessions as a graph, where each node is a live terminal you can attach to mid-run and each edge a hand-off that fires unattended. Claude Code, Copilot CLI, Codex. It is free.
What it does. Graph engineering for coding agents on macOS — loops connected on a canvas, running unattended, bounded, and still live to attach to and steer.
Full profile and verified facts for GraphCode →
tty7
tty7 is a developer tool for macOS. A GPU-rendered, daemon-backed terminal in pure Rust with sessions that stay alive without tmux. It is released under Apache-2.0.
tty7 is listed with current version 0.1.5.
Full profile and verified facts for tty7 →
Vesta
Vesta is a developer tool for macOS. Native macOS terminal built on libghostty for running coding agents in parallel. It is released under MIT.
What it does. Real libghostty — Ghostty’s Metal renderer, your ghostty config and. Persistent sessions (tmux-style) — shells survive Vesta quitting and. Workspace sidebar — one flat, drag-resizable list. Each row is a. Workspace cards — each card shows an output tail (the last ~4 rendered.
Vesta is listed with current version 3.5.8.
Full profile and verified facts for Vesta →
How to choose
- Free of charge. GraphCode — no payment is required.
- No licence fee, source available. Awal Terminal, Calyx, Flock, tty7 and Vesta — the source can be read and, under the terms of each licence, reused.
Open source: Awal Terminal, Calyx, Flock, tty7 and Vesta (5 of 6).
Common mistakes
- Replacing a terminal you know well with one that has better agent features. The agent features are the smaller part of your day.
- Assuming parallel agent sessions are isolated. Most share a working directory unless you set up worktrees or containers.
- Judging the tool by how it looks with one agent. The design problem appears at five.
- Giving an agent-aware terminal access to a repository without checking what it transmits and to whom.
How this guide was put together
Each app’s facts come from its own record: the developer’s own pages and repository, the App Store listing where one exists, and the documentation, each with a source grade and an access date. Where a fact rests on the developer’s own statement rather than on something we verified independently, the sentence says so. Where our data has no value for something, the guide says “not published” instead of guessing.
A price appears here only where the record carries one from a stated source; the guide never estimates one, and it records the pricing model alongside so the two can be read together. Prices change and vary by region, so each app links to its own page for the current detail.
The facts and the recommendations are kept apart on purpose. Everything in the app entries, the comparison table and the answers above is composed from the records. The short answer, the criteria and the picks are our editorial judgment: they reflect what we would choose and why, and they are not paid for. Where we make a recommendation we name the condition it applies under, because we do not call anything “the best” without explaining the criteria.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I choose between these terminals for coding agents?
There is no single answer — it depends on what you need. This guide covers 6 terminals for coding agents: Awal Terminal, Calyx, Flock, GraphCode, tty7 and Vesta. They differ mainly in pricing model, licence and the trade-offs each one carries. Pick by the trade-off you care about rather than by rank.
Are these terminals for coding agents free?
Pricing across this group: open source (Awal Terminal, Calyx, Flock, tty7 and Vesta) and free (GraphCode). We quote a price only where the record carries one from a stated source, and we never estimate one. Prices change and vary by region and by store, so always check the developer’s own page for the current figure.
Which of these terminals for coding agents are open source?
Awal Terminal (MIT), Calyx (MIT), Flock (MIT), tty7 (Apache-2.0) and Vesta (MIT) are open source.
Do these terminals for coding agents support Apple Silicon?
Our data does not carry an explicit Apple Silicon statement for any app in this group, so we do not claim one. The absence of a statement is not the same as the absence of support.
How do I choose between them?
Start with how you pay: the guide groups these apps by pricing model, because the budget is the constraint most people actually have. Then check the trade-offs listed for each app: the limitations are the part that decides most people’s choice, because they describe what the app will not do for you.
