waveterm
by wavetermdev
Wave is a desktop terminal app for macOS, Linux and Windows with a built-in AI assistant, file editor and file previews. It is meant for people who work on remote servers or in the command line and want everything in one window.
- Stars
- 22.6k +6 a day
- Licence
- Apache-2.0
- Runs on
- Your computer
- Setup
- Easy
- Language
- Go
- Age
- 1607 days
What you can do with it
- Ask an AI assistant to read your terminal output and help debug errors
- Connect to remote servers over SSH with sessions that reconnect automatically
- Edit and preview remote files, such as markdown, images and PDFs, without leaving the terminal
Make money with it
A freelancer could offer server setup and maintenance services, using Wave to manage client machines and speed up troubleshooting.
An idea, not financial advice. Check the licence before charging for anything built on it.
Ways a business could use it
- Manage client servers over SSH with reliable sessions and a built-in file editor, cutting the need for separate tools
- Use the AI assistant to diagnose command-line errors faster, reducing time spent on routine support and deployment tasks
Can you use it commercially?
Free to use, change and sell, including in paid products. Keep the copyright notice.
Not legal advice. Read the project's licence file before building a product on it.
Getting it running
Download the installer for macOS, Windows or Linux from the Wave website, or follow the platform instructions in the documentation.
Follow the official instructions in the project README.
Things to check
- AI features need your own API keys for paid providers unless you use local models or the free beta credits, which may change
- Command execution by the AI is listed as coming soon, so the AI features are still developing
Checked 01 Nov 2026. Summary drafted by AI from the project's README.
