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SideTerminal for Mac

Edge-reveal sidebar terminal that glides in with a mouse nudge and keeps your session alive.

By bunnysayzz. Free and open source, MIT licence.

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SideTerminal at a glance

Version
1.0.3
Released
12 July 2026
Download size
9.5 MB
Works on
Apple silicon and Intel
Licence
MIT
Category
Developer Tools
Developer
bunnysayzz
GitHub stars
23

About SideTerminal

Native macOS sidebar terminal that reveals from the screen edge and keeps your sessions alive.

How to install SideTerminal on a Mac

  1. Get OpenDMG. It is a free app store for open source Mac apps. Download OpenDMG.
  2. Search for SideTerminal and press Get. OpenDMG downloads version 1.0.3 from bunnysayzz's own GitHub release.
  3. Open it. The download is checked against its SHA-256 fingerprint and its signature is checked on your Mac before it lands in Applications.

Updates to SideTerminal show up in OpenDMG and install with one button. No account is needed.

Prefer to do it by hand? The developer's file is on GitHub: SideTerminal.dmg (9.5 MB).

What is new in SideTerminal 1.0.3

Your terminal, one edge away. Nudge the mouse to your chosen screen edge and the terminal glides in; move away and it glides out. Sessions keep running while hidden.

## What's New in v1.0.3

- **New:** Auto-updates powered by Sparkle — SideTerminal now checks for updates in the background and notifies you when a new version is available. Updates are never installed without your explicit approval.
- **Fixed:** Sidebar no longer hides immediately on reveal when the Dock is positioned on the same screen edge (previously it would flicker — reveal → hide → reveal — when Dock and sidebar shared an edge).

## Highlights

- Edge reveal with spring animation and behind-window blur
- Sessions stay alive while hidden — Claude CLI, SSH, tmux, and long builds keep running
- Session switcher — up to 10 live sessions, switch instantly
- Intelligent auto-hide — never hides while you type, select, drag, or scroll
- Native settings applied live, with a macOS-style shortcut recorder
- Menu bar app with an optional Dock icon and workspace restore across reboots

## Install

1. Download **SideTerminal.dmg** below, open it, and drag **SideTerminal** onto the **Applications** folder.
2. SideTerminal is open source and unsigned, so macOS Gatekeeper blocks it on first launch. Allow it once by running in Terminal:

 ```
 xattr -dr com.apple.quarantine /Applications/SideTerminal.app
 ```
…

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