Infinity Terminal logo - infinity symbol in terminal style Infinity Terminal

Two Rows. Endless Columns.

A native macOS terminal that gives you an infinite horizontal canvas of terminals — no tabs, no clutter, just fast PTY-backed panes with zero overhead.

Native macOS Swift SwiftTerm Apple Silicon
 Download for macOS (arm64) View on GitHub

Open-source. Native. Blazing fast.

Infinity Terminal is free; if it helps your workflow, you can support me here.

Infinity Terminal interface preview showing two-row terminal layout with command prompts and SSH connections

Features

Infinite Canvas

Unlimited columns, each with one or two panes. Add columns left or right and scroll freely across your workspace.

Smooth Horizontal Scroll

Trackpad-friendly horizontal navigation to pan across columns quickly.

Minimap

Optional horizontal minimap that mirrors the grid. Drag to pan; resize vertically on the fly.

SSH-Aware Colors

Detects successful SSH logins and applies consistent dark background colors per host/IP.

Native Performance

Built with Swift and SwiftTerm. Renders via Core Text and Metal — ~30 MB memory, sub-second startup, near-zero idle CPU.

Pane Swapping

Drag panes between columns without losing your running session. PTY processes stay alive across moves.

Session Restore

Layout, per-pane background colors, names, and live working directories all persist across quit, restart, and app updates. Pick up exactly where you left off.

Pane Names

Give any terminal a human-readable label that stays pinned to its top-left corner. Names persist across launches alongside everything else.

Active-Pane Highlight

The focused terminal gets a subtle accent outline so you always know which pane is receiving keystrokes — invaluable when the grid grows wide.

Per-Pane Colors

Tag panes by purpose with a built-in palette. Pick a hue from the hover controls; the background tints subtly so you can spot prod, dev, or staging at a glance.

Minimap mirrors the 2×N grid and supports drag-to-pan and live resize.

Install

Download DMG

  1. Download InfinityTerminal.dmg from the button above or GitHub Releases.
  2. Open the DMG and drag Infinity Terminal to Applications.
  3. Launch from Applications.

Signed and notarized by Apple. No Gatekeeper warnings.

Build from Source

  1. git clone https://github.com/bujna94/infinityTerminal.git
  2. cd infinityTerminal
  3. swift build -c release
  4. .build/release/InfinityTerminal

Requires Xcode Command Line Tools and macOS 14+.

Usage Highlights

Toolbar

  • Home: jump back to the first two columns. ⌘⇧H
  • Add Column Left / Right: ⌘⇧← / ⌘⇧→
  • Step between columns: ⌥⌘← / ⌥⌘→
  • Reset workspace: ⌘⇧R
  • Show shortcuts: ⌘/

Scrolling & Panes

  • Two-finger swipe to scroll horizontally across columns.
  • Scroll past edges to reveal + buttons; bounce back on release.
  • Swap panes left/right (⇄) or top/bottom (⇅) without losing PTY content.
  • Hover any pane to reveal the rename (✎), color, and close controls.
  • Toggle minimap: ⌘⇧M
⌘⇧← ⌘⇧→ ⌘⇧H ⌘⇧R ⌘/

Screenshots

Infinity Terminal main interface showing dual-row terminal grid with horizontal scrolling and minimap
Infinity Terminal in action with multiple columns and SSH-aware background colors

Support Infinity Terminal

Infinity Terminal stays free; if it saves you time, you can fuel further development here:

Downloads

v1.0.14 — Now native. Signed and notarized by Apple.

GitHub Releases

Open Releases

Notarized DMG — no Gatekeeper warnings.

What’s New in v1.0.14

  • Name the terminals: each pane now has an optional user-assigned label. Hover over a pane and click the pencil button in the controls strip to open a rename field — type a name and press Enter to save. The label appears as a small badge in the pane's top-left corner, persists across launches, and clears if you submit an empty name.