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Wave

AI-native

The open source, AI-native terminal that sees your entire workspace

waveterm.dev Source★ 5,943Apache-2.0 DiscordSoftware Development / Developer Utilities

AI Benchmark
Desktop
Mobile
Monthly visits
38.7K
Down36.3%MoMSep 2026
Public revenue
Undisclosed
No public revenue evidence yet
Entry price
Free
No monthly subscription pricing
Creators
sawka
@wavetermdev· 931 followers
Launched
2y ago
2023-12-19 · Est.

Traffic

Monthly visitsData through Sep 2026 · Oct 2026 pending

Marketing moves

Launches, search & content, referrals, promotions
X accounts@wavetermdev
  • Launched on Show HN (82 pts · 90 comments)Launch

    Wave – Modern Open-Source Terminal (macOS and Linux) — Hi HN, I’m Mike, the founder and creator of Wave, a cross-platform open-source terminal that supports inline rendering, modern UI, and per…

    Dec 19, 2023 · 2y agoLaunch page

Third-party reviews & case dossiers

Acquisition breakdowns, engineer reviews & open-source metrics
Show HN
2023-12-19Source
Post excerpt:
Hi HN, I’m Mike, the founder and creator of Wave, a cross-platform open-source terminal that supports inline rendering, modern UI, and persistent sessions. I love the command line; I’ve been using it for over 25 years, starting with a Linux box I made with spare parts in my college dorm room. But while other devtools have been modernized, the terminal has be
Console.dev
2024-12-19Source
What engineers like:
Open source terminal with extra components - web view, file preview, code editor, and other graphical widgets. Includes a full web browser controlled from the terminal. Create workspaces with different configurations of widgets. Run widgets from remote machines e.g. visualize CLI output for monitoring. Manage everything through custom keybindings.
Trade-offs & limitations:
Uses Electron & built in TypeScript, which is what enables the web-like widgets, but how will it perform?
Best suited for:
Developers who need a customizable terminal with extra components

Open Source & Agent Ecosystem

GitHub · MCP / Skill
Last commit 2026-11-05
GitHub Stars
★ 5,943
Forks
328
License
Apache-2.0
Primary language
Go

Traffic sources

Sep 2026

Traffic breakdown

Channels

  • Organic Search61%
  • Direct18%
  • Referrals15%
  • Social4%
  • Other2%

Countries

  • United States23%
  • South Korea9%
  • China8%
  • Mexico7%
  • Vietnam6%

Search

Domain authority —Domain registered 2023-11-01

KeywordMonthly volume
wave266.7K
wave ai6,820
wave terminal6,490
waveterm680
whot to make wave background wite termina300

Traffic data: Vaneform

Pricing

Pricing page not identified yet, or no public pricing listed.

Pages & changes

Tracked since 2026-07-31

Key pages

Weekly snapshots
Home
www.waveterm.dev/ Snapshot 2026-11-04

Changes

No pricing, plan, or positioning changes detected since tracking started.

Design

First-screen visual analysis & :root CSS

Minimal Monochrome (Dark canvas, balanced density) featuring centered headline + cta layout and pure typography & geometry visuals.

First-screen preview · click to zoom

First-screen pitch & conversion flow

“The open source, AI-native terminal that sees your entire workspace”

Centered Headline + CTA hero structure paired with download app / install extension CTA and no explicit trust bar.

Conversion path: Centered Headline + CTA + Pure Typography & Geometry → Download App / Install Extension

  • Category Positioning Anchor

Palette · click to copy

5-D design score6.9 / 10
Typography
7.0
Color & Contrast
7.0
Layout & Spacing
7.0
Craft & Polish
7.0
Distinctiveness
6.0

Structure

Fonts
Inter
Primary visual
Pure Typography & Geometry
Social proof
No Explicit Trust Bar
Navigation
Floating Pill Nav
Theme & density
Dark · Balanced
Corners & depth
Large Radius · Hairline borders
Preview full AI design brief (includes :root CSS variables & layout rules)Style tokens only; never copy brand names, logos, copy, or images
# Design Brief: Minimal Monochrome

Monochrome palette with a single accent color, hairline dividers, and generous whitespace.

## Design Tokens

```css
:root {
  --background: #0a0a0a;
  --surface: #1c1c1c;
  --foreground: #ffffff;
  --muted-foreground: #a3a3a3;
  --accent: #3dcc4a;
  --radius: 16px;
  --font-heading: "Inter", ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif;
  --font-body: "Inter", ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif;
}
```

Color area ratio: Background #0A0A0A (~62%) · Surface #1C1C1C (~18%) · Text #FFFFFF (~10%) · Muted Text #A3A3A3 (~6%) · Accent #3DCC4A (~4%). Background and surface dominate the canvas; reserve the accent color for primary buttons and active states.

## Layout & Conversion Structure

- Hero layout: Centered Headline + CTA
- Navigation: Floating Pill Nav
- Theme & density: Dark · Balanced
- Border radius & elevation: Large Radius; no drop shadows—separate layers with hairline borders and whitespace
- Primary visual medium: Pure Typography & Geometry
- Conversion CTA: Download App / Install Extension
- Headline hook: Category Positioning Anchor
- Spatial layout notes: Centered Headline + CTA hero structure paired with download app / install extension CTA and no explicit trust bar.
- Visual summary: Minimal Monochrome (Dark canvas, balanced density) featuring centered headline + cta layout and pure typography & geometry visuals.

## Avoid

- Multi-stop neon gradients
- Heavy drop shadows
- More than one competing accent color

Implement the UI following the design tokens and layout specifications above: use only these color variables, and reserve the accent color strictly for primary actions and active states. Adopt only this visual style—never copy any reference product’s brand name, logo, copy, or imagery.

Questions & evidence

How much website traffic does Wave get?
Vaneform estimates 38.7K website visits in 2026-09. Visits can include repeat visits; this estimate measures web traffic separately from paying customers or revenue.Source
What is Wave and what platforms does it support?
Wave is catalogued under Developer Utilities: The open source, AI-native terminal that sees your entire workspace. Supported platforms: CLI / SDK.
Is Wave open source?
Wave has a public repository (https://github.com/wavetermdev/waveterm) under the Apache-2.0 license, recording 5,943 GitHub stars.Source

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