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Core features · Spaces Switchable layouts

Spaces

A Space is an independent layout you switch to wholesale, like a tmux or i3 workspace. Each Space keeps its own split tree (panes · tabs) and file Explorer, so you swap between them in one click via titlebar chips.

Space chips — switch from the titlebar

The Space list lines up as chips in the titlebar. The active chip is highlighted with an accent underline, and the chip number points to its Ctrl+number switch position. The at the far end opens a new Space (empty Explorer + one terminal).

Space chips (1·2·3) and the + button in the titlebar — each Space is an independent layout
The active chip stands out in accent (Space 1·2·3 at the top). The at the end creates a new Space, and each Space has its own independent layout.

Inline-edit a chip's name and color by double-clicking, and close it with the × that appears on hover (the last remaining Space can't be closed). Drag to reorder chips, or drop a tab onto a chip to move it to another Space.

Switching (Ctrl+1‥9)

Switch by clicking a chip or pressing Ctrl+19 (by titlebar position). Switching doesn't partially repaint the screen — it swaps the whole layout. The terminals and browsers in the Space you leave stay alive, so when you return the output and scrollback of an in-progress command are preserved.

KeyAction
Ctrl+19Switch to the 1st‥9th Space by position
Click a chipSwitch to that Space
Double-click a chipInline-edit name + color

Per-Space split tree · Explorer

Each Space wholly owns its own state. Switching is swapping that bundle.

Independent split tree

The split tree, active pane, and maximize state are kept per Space. One Space can be a 4-way split while another stays a single terminal.

Per-Space Explorer

It has its own project list and active project. When you switch, the left Explorer changes to that Space's tree, and a new terminal starts at the active project root.

Collapse · width · mode

The Explorer collapse/width and the sidebar mode (files · search · Git) are also remembered per Space and restored on switch and restart.

Right-click a chip to open the Rename / Change color / Duplicate / Close menu. Name and color open the same inline editor as double-clicking.

Space chip right-click menu — rename · change color · duplicate · close
Name and color use the same inline editor as double-clicking. Close is a destructive item (red).

Duplicate copies the whole Space (tabs · projects · layout · color) into a new Space and switches to it right away. If there are already 9 Spaces, it's disabled in the menu.

Running processes are not copied. The duplicate's terminals start fresh in the same shell and directory — scrollback and any in-progress command don't come along.

Live persistence · restore

Every time you switch Spaces or touch a tab, split, or project, the state is saved automatically, so the layout is restored when you relaunch the app. If the saved state is corrupted, it safely falls back to a default single Space.

Background completion notification

When a task running in a background Space finishes, a green dot blinks on that Space's chip to let you know — so even while you're in another Space, you can tell it's done just by glancing at the chip.

Done badge — background Space chip
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The blinking green dot in front of the background Space (docs) chip = a completion signal for that Space's task.
This notification is a coming-soon feature. In the current build, the green dot on the chip doesn't light up yet.