Real shell
Pick bash, zsh, or your system login shell from the sidebar—local, fast, and familiar.
Terminal, without the intimidation.
Native Mac app. Choose bash or zsh (or your login shell), tabs, and a plain-language bar that turns everyday wording into shell commands.
Free
no account required
Details
Built for everyday Mac use.
Tabs
Several sessions in one window. Open, close, switch like a browser.
Plain language
Describe a task in normal words; get one command to review before you run it. Built-in offline patterns cover common requests.
System look & feel
Light and dark appearances follow macOS. No webview cosplay.
On your Dock
Native Mac app—keep it next to the tools you already use.
Apple Intelligence
On supported Macs, opt in for on-device Apple Intelligence to suggest richer commands from how you phrase things—no Espresso server; processing stays local when the feature is available.
Vibe code with Claude Code
Just type claude and go. Espresso
Terminal's approachable interface—plain-language bar, tabs, no clutter—makes
AI-assisted coding feel effortless. Focus on ideas, not the terminal.
Get the app
Free. macOS 11+ · Drag the app to Applications. Apple may say it can’t check the app for malware—that’s Gatekeeper when a download isn’t notarized yet. It doesn’t mean Apple found malware; notarization requires a paid developer account and an Apple scan of each release. Notarized builds open normally; this file is updated when we publish one.
If you see that prompt: Control-click the app → Open → Open again, or use System Settings → Privacy & Security → Open Anyway. After the app opens, enable Apple Intelligence in the sidebar if you want on-device command suggestions (supported hardware and OS only).
Apple: If you can’t open an app because it can’t be checked for malicious software · Open an app from an unidentified developer