Upterm – terminal emulator for the 21st century

Last Updated on May 4, 2023

Upterm (formerly known as Black Screen) is an open source IDE in the world of terminals.

Strictly speaking, the software is both a terminal emulator and an interactive shell based on Electron. It uses Electron, TypeScript, ReactJS, as well as the Monaco Editor – the code editor that powers Visual Studio Code.

Sadly, the lead developer of Upterm tragically passed away in 2017. The project is currently seeking new maintainers. If you’re looking to get more involved in open source, Upterm is an interesting project.

Features include:

• Minimal design User Interface.
• Smart searching.
• git integration.
• Auto-completion including code and parenthesis:
  • Command descriptions.
  • Value of the previous directory.
  • Only the files that can be added to the index are displayed.
  • Doesn’t repeat what you’ve already added.
  • Shows the value of your aliases.
• Tab support.
• Syntax highlighting.
• Snippets. For example completing the --message option of git commit will expand into --message "" with the cursor placed between quotes.
• Keyboard shortcuts.
• Increase/decrease the font size.
• Prompt and status bar.
• Language Server Protocol support – a widely adopted “language smartness provider” communication protocol.
• History search.
• Supports bash and zsh shells.
• AppImages are provided.

Website: github.com/railsware/upterm
Support: Gitter
Developer: Volodymyr Shatskyi (deceased)
License: MIT License

Upterm is written in TypeScript. Learn TypeScript with our recommended free books and free tutorials.

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