AppAddict
September 15th, 2024

iTerm - You Don't Have to Be a Developer to Use It

Mac Apps
iTerm Split Panes
iTerm Split Panes

I'm not a developer  but I do like to use Homebrew and make tweaks to my system that require frequent use of the Terminal. I'm a long-time user of iTerm 2 which is perfect for a user like me.

Some of the features I enjoy are:

  • Finder integration via Services menu
  • Split panes (inactive pane is dimmed)
  • Open a dedicated Terminal window with a hotkey from within any other app
  • Robust search with highlighting and regular expressions
  • Autocomplete
  • Copy mode (with keyboard)
  • Paste history
  • Replay mode to see text erased from what's in view
  • Configurability
  • Color implementation
  • Mouse Integration
  • Notification Center integration
  • Profiles for connecting to different hosts
  • Timestamps for every line it terminal
  • Built in password manager


iTerm 2 is free and the source code is available on the developer's website.