An AI terminal management tool supporting multi-project, multi-terminal layout management
Features
Terminal Core
- Multi-tab management — Independent tabs per project, drag-to-sort, status icons at a glance
- Recursive splitting — Horizontal/vertical nested splits, Allotment drag-to-adjust ratios
- High-performance rendering — xterm.js v6 + WebGL acceleration, automatic Canvas fallback
- 100K-line scrollback — Intercepts CSI 3J (ED3) commands, preserves scrollback history when Claude/Codex TUIs clear screen
- Terminal caching — Switching tabs/splits without rebuilding xterm instances, existing content preserved
- Copy & paste — Ctrl+Shift+C / Ctrl+Shift+V shortcuts + right-click menu, "Copy" auto-grayed when no selection; Windows large multi-line paste auto-chunked to prevent ConPTY line loss
- Long text paste — Clipboard text ≥10 lines or ≥2000 chars auto-saved as temp .txt and pastes quoted file path, avoiding AI tool performance and paste bracket issues with ultra-long content
- Image paste — Auto-detects screenshots in clipboard, saves as temp PNG via Win32 API and pastes quoted path, compatible with non-standard formats like PinPix
- File drag-drop — Files dragged to terminal auto-insert quoted absolute paths, compatible with spaces-in-path
- Multi-Shell config — Windows (cmd / powershell / pwsh), macOS (zsh / bash), Linux (bash / sh), freely add/remove
AI Process Awareness
- Real-time status detection — 500ms polling child process names, auto-identifies Claude/Codex, displays idle/working/error states
- Status aggregation — Panel → Tab → Project layered aggregation, priority: error > ai-working > ai-idle > idle
- Completion alert trio — Triggers immediately when AI task goes working → idle:
- Bottom-right Toast desktop notification (inactive projects only, deduplicated per project)
- Project list DONE badge, click to clear
- Taskbar flash (Windows) / Dock bounce (macOS), only when window unfocused
- Three toggles independently configurable
- Session entry/exit detection — Command echo identifies AI entry; double Ctrl+C / Ctrl+D or exit/quit/:quit/logout identifies exit
- Session history — Reads local Claude/Codex session history, right-click copy recovery command for quick resumption
- AI task markers — Auto-logs xterm on each Enter press in AI session, tab top-right ⚑ button drops down history submission list, click or Ctrl+Shift+↑/↓ to jump between markers, target line briefly highlighted
Project Management
- Project list — Left sidebar manages multiple project directories, one-click workspace switch, auto-restores last active project on restart
- Drag-to-add projects — Drag folders from Explorer to project list for quick add, auto-identifies files/folders/duplicates with visual feedback
- Nested groups — Up to 3-level project grouping, drag-to-sort, collapse/expand
- File tree — Integrated directory browser, nested .gitignore grayed out (per-subdirectory ignore rules and !pattern whitelists respected, consistent with git behavior), notify file watcher real-time refresh
- File operations — New file/folder, rename, view content in file tree (binary and oversized file friendly prompts)
- VS Code quick open — File tree top-right button opens current project with configured VS Code executable, path customizable in "Settings → System Settings → External Editor"
Git Integration
- File status — Git status colors in file tree (modified/added/deleted/conflict)
- Change Diff — Detailed Diff for working directory changes, Hunk line-level parsing, side-by-side/inline dual view
- Commit history — Browse repository commit log, cursor pagination (default 30 items)
- Commit Diff — View file changes for any commit, per-file switching
- Branch info — Local/remote branch list
- Source control panel — VS Code-style Changes panel, Staged/Changes/Untrackedg grouping, single-file and bulk stage/unstage/discard, Ctrl+Enter quick commit, list/tree view toggle
- Pull/Push — In-line repository buttons for one-click remote sync, refresh button reloads commit history and branch info
- Multi-repo discovery — Auto-scans all Git repositories under project directory (recursive 5 levels, skips node_modules, etc.)
Appearance & Configuration
- Activity Bar sidebar — Leftmost permanent 40px icon bar, Projects/Sessions/Files/Git panel toggles, independent show/hide control, active state blue vertical bar indicator, state persistence
- Three theme modes — Auto (follow system)/Light/Dark, dark based on Warm Carbon warm charcoal tones, custom CSS variable system
- Independent font adjustment — UI and terminal font sizes separately adjustable (10-20px), terminal optional UI theme following
- Layout persistence — Split ratios, tabs, window size/position auto-saved and restored on restart (tauri-plugin-window-state)
- Close confirmation — Pre-close confirmation dialog, flushes all project layouts to prevent accidental operations
- Version check — Fetches GitHub Release on startup, title bar shows new version notification
- Settings center — Unified SettingsModal manages themes, fonts, Shell, AI notifications and all other toggles
Publisher’s description
What is Mini-Term?
Mini-Term is a free program for Windows from tauri-app. It is written in Rust.
Installation and requirements
Official installers exist for 64-bit as EXE (NSIS). It can be installed for the current user only, without administrator rights. The installer supports unattended (silent) installation.
Updates and version history
The current version is 1.13.18, released on October 21, 2026. 94 versions are listed since April 21, 2026, each with links to its own installer files. The last update is less than a month old.
Popularity and file types
The source code on GitHub (dreamlonglll/mini-term) has 227 stars.
Project description on GitHub: “一个ai 终端管理工具，支持多项目、多终端布局管理”
Pros / Cons
Pros
- Free to use
- Documented silent install
- Installs without administrator rights
- Updated in the last two months
Cons
- No native ARM64 build
In short: Mini-Term is a free Windows tool for 64-bit PCs. Administrators can deploy it unattended.
Is Mini-Term safe to download?
- The file is served by github.com, the publisher’s own domain
- The download link uses HTTPS
- A SHA256 hash is published, so you can verify the file:
C039B8DFDCE20528AB911835B16929F05AE32EABDF84342CAB29B0EF871F7D27· Open the VirusTotal report for this hash - The link has not been checked yet
- ExeAtlas does not host, wrap or modify installers
Related guide: How to check a file’s SHA256 hash on Windows
Recent versions
All 94 versions ›| Version | Date | Size | Files |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1.13.18Latest | October 21, 2026 | — | 64-bit EXE (NSIS) |
| 1.13.15 | October 11, 2026 | — | 64-bit EXE (NSIS) |
| 1.13.14 | October 10, 2026 | — | 64-bit EXE (NSIS) |
| 1.13.13 | October 4, 2026 | — | 64-bit EXE (NSIS) |
| 1.13.10 | September 25, 2026 | — | 64-bit EXE (NSIS) |
| 1.13.9 | September 25, 2026 | — | 64-bit EXE (NSIS) |
| 1.13.7 | September 22, 2026 | — | 64-bit EXE (NSIS) |
| 1.13.6 | September 21, 2026 | — | 64-bit EXE (NSIS) |
Install from the command line
Silent install ›winget install --id dreamlonglll.Mini-Term -eMini-Term_1.13.18_x64-setup.exe /SRelated guide: How to use winget: install and update apps
Information
- Publisher
- tauri-app
- Licence
- 免费软件
- Price
- Free
- Source code
- github.com/dreamlonglll/mini-term
- Written in
- Rust
- Requires
- Windows 11 / 10
- Architecture
- 64-bit
- Installer
- EXE (NSIS)
- Version
- 1.13.18
- Released
- October 21, 2026
- Added to the catalogue
- April 24, 2026
- Versions listed
- 94
- GitHub stars
- 227
- GitHub forks
- 33
- Website
- github.com
- winget ID
- dreamlonglll.Mini-Term
Ratings and reviews
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Frequently asked questions
Is Mini-Term free?
Yes. Mini-Term is free to use.
Is Mini-Term safe to download?
The download comes from github.com, which belongs to the publisher; ExeAtlas does not host or change the file. Compare its SHA256 hash with the one shown here, or open the VirusTotal report for that hash.
How do I install Mini-Term with winget?
Open PowerShell or Windows Terminal and run the winget command shown on this page. winget downloads the official installer and checks its SHA256 hash before running it.
Can Mini-Term be installed silently?
Yes. The silent install page lists the exact command for each installer.
Does Mini-Term run on ARM (Windows on Arm)?
There is no ARM64 build; Windows 11 on Arm can run the 64-bit version through emulation.
Where can I download an older version of Mini-Term?
The versions page lists all 94 versions with links to their official installer files, back to April 21, 2026.
Can I use Mini-Term without administrator rights?
Yes, there is a per-user installer that does not need administrator rights.