NovaTerm
A Next-Generation, AI-Native Terminal Workspace
Built by Novitas WebWorks
⚡ Overview
NovaTerm is a high-performance, lightweight, and extensible AI-native terminal emulator designed for modern workflows. Built on top of Tauri v2 (Rust) and React 19, it brings together a fully functional native PTY backend with a blazingly fast WebGL renderer.
Instead of juggling multiple tools, NovaTerm unifies your workspace:
- 💻 Native Terminal: High-performance rendering via
xterm.js and Rust's portable-pty.
- 🤖 Agentic AI: A built-in AI side-panel that can read your project context, write files, and safely execute bash commands with your approval.
- 📝 Code Editor: Built-in editor powered by CodeMirror, complete with syntax highlighting and multi-file editing.
- 📁 File Explorer: Visual file management, Git graphs, and source control integration right next to your command line.
Weighing in at under 10MB on disk, it is lightweight, lightning-fast (300ms cold start), and deeply customizable.
✨ Features
- Blazing Fast: Written in Rust and optimized for speed.
- Cross-Platform: Available on Windows, macOS, and Linux.
- Agentic Workflows: Let the AI plan tasks, read your workspace, and draft code using
NOVATERM.md context.
- Zero Telemetry: Your data, your keys, your machine. Completely local and private by default.
- BYOK & Local LLMs: Plug in your own API keys for cloud providers, or connect seamlessly to local models using Ollama, LM Studio, and MLX.
📊 Repository Insights
A brief overview of community engagement and repository activity during the launch phase.
📈 Activity Highlights
During our major release week (August 24 - 27, 2026), NovaTerm experienced a significant surge in community interest following releases across platforms like Snapcraft.
| Metric | Count | Context |
|---|
| Total Views | 230 | High visibility during community announcements. |
| Total Clones | 212 | Strong conversion rate from view to clone. |
| Unique Visitors | 9 | Core audience exploring the repository. |
| Unique Cloners | 64 | Includes automated CI/CD and bot traffic for testing (Chocolatey, Winget, etc.). |
Traffic Timeline
xychart-beta
title "Recent Views & Clones (Aug 24 - Aug 27)"
x-axis ["Aug 24", "Aug 25", "Aug 26", "Aug 27"]
y-axis "Count" 0 --> 130
bar [1, 100, 82, 25]
line [1, 129, 78, 20]
(Bars: Clones / Downloads | Line: Page Views)
> [!NOTE]
> Community Growth: The spike on August 25th directly correlates with community outreach and new releases. The high number of clones indicates strong interest in trying the software locally, while automated systems actively build and test our latest versions!
🚀 Installation
NovaTerm supports automatic cross-compilation via GitHub actions. Download the latest installer for your OS from the Releases page.
- macOS: Use Homebrew
brew tap novitaswebworks/tap && brew install novaterm or download the universal .dmg
- Windows: Download the
.msi or .exe installer
- Linux: Use the
.deb, .rpm, or .AppImage (Note: Currently built for x86_64 / amd64 architecture)
Note: On Windows, you may encounter a "Windows protected your PC" prompt because the binary is not currently code-signed. Click More info -> Run anyway.
🛠️ Development
Want to build NovaTerm from source?
Prerequisites
Setup
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Clone the repository:
git clone https://github.com/novitaswebworks/novaterm.git
cd novaterm
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Install dependencies:
pnpm install
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Run the development server:
pnpm tauri dev
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Build for production:
pnpm tauri build
🤝 Contributing
Contributions are always welcome! Whether it's reporting bugs, discussing features, or submitting pull requests, we value the community's input. Please check the CONTRIBUTING.md file for guidelines.
📄 License
NovaTerm is licensed under the Apache-2.0 License. Copyright 2026 Novitas WebWorks. See the LICENSE file for full details.