Otty

What is Otty?

Otty is a native, GPU-accelerated terminal emulator for developers who work with command-line tools and code agents. It combines a keyboard-first terminal interface with session organization and agent conversation workflows, positioning itself between a traditional terminal and a full agent development environment.

Its core purpose is to keep shell work, parallel agent tasks, and ongoing conversations accessible within one application. Developers can arrange their workspace around different projects and move between sessions without leaving the keyboard.

What can Otty do?

Rich terminal rendering

Supports programming ligatures, Unicode clusters, 24-bit color, bold, italics, and underlines. Inline images appear in scrollback, and GPU-accelerated scrolling helps navigate terminal output.

Flexible workspace layouts

Organize sessions with vertical or horizontal tabs, live badges, and unread indicators. Drag, snap, and resize panes to create layouts for different tasks.

Job monitoring and session recovery

Track long-running processes and receive notifications when they finish. Session recovery restores pane arrangements so you can resume your workspace.

Keyboard navigation and reusable commands

A command palette fuzzy-finds actions, Open Quickly switches between sessions, and inline autocomplete offers ghost-text suggestions. Customize shortcuts and create recipes for snippets, commands, and layouts.

Agent conversation controls

Run agents side by side and monitor task progress. Review conversation history, fork chats into new directions, draft and queue prompts, and send terminal output into an agent chat.

Text and appearance controls

Tune terminal color schemes, use word jumps and selections, and click files, URLs, and paths to navigate directly from output.

Use Cases

“Develop with a live web preview”

Follow a local web application preview as an agent edits its code, keeping the visible result close to the development session.

“Coordinate parallel coding tasks”

Keep separate agent sessions for work such as code review, documentation, and implementation. Track each task and queue follow-up prompts as work progresses.

“Investigate command output with an agent”

Send output from a shell command into chat for follow-up analysis, keeping the discussion connected to the terminal workflow that produced it.

“Maintain a workspace across interruptions”

Arrange project shells and long-running jobs in separate panes, then return to the recovered layout after stepping away.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Otty free, and does it require an account?

Otty is free for macOS, with no account required.

Which operating systems are supported?

macOS downloads are available for Apple Silicon and Intel Macs. Windows, Linux, and iOS are listed as coming, with waitlist links.

How does Otty fit into an existing code-agent workflow?

Otty is designed for agents you already run in the terminal. It adds controls for parallel tasks, conversation history, branching, prompt queues, and sending output to chat.

Does Otty include a full IDE interface?

Otty describes its approach as sitting between a traditional terminal and a full agent development environment, with a focused, keyboard-first interface.