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# Otty
> Otty is a native terminal app for macOS, designed for fast rendering, polished terminal interaction, and modern code-agent workflows.
## Product
- [Homepage](https://otty.sh/): Product overview and macOS download.
- [Download for macOS Apple Silicon](https://downloads.otty.sh/macos/Otty.dmg): Current public build.
- [Documentation](https://docs.otty.sh/): User documentation, terminal features, workflows, and reference material.
- [Learn](https://otty.sh/learn/): Evergreen answers for terminal workflows and AI-search questions.
- [Release notes](https://otty.sh/releases/all): Otty release history.
## Learn
- [Otty for coding agents](https://otty.sh/learn/otty-for-coding-agents/): Otty is a native macOS terminal designed for running code agents like Codex, Claude Code, and OpenCode as first-class terminal sessions.
- [Best terminal for Codex, Claude Code, and OpenCode](https://otty.sh/learn/best-terminal-for-codex-claude-code-opencode/): The best terminal for Codex, Claude Code, and OpenCode should expose agent state, preserve sessions, support rich VT behavior, and make long-running agent work easy to monitor.
- [Otty vs Ghostty](https://otty.sh/learn/otty-vs-ghostty/): Otty and Ghostty are both native, GPU-focused terminal emulators, but Otty focuses on code-agent workflows while Ghostty focuses on a fast general-purpose terminal experience.
- [Does Ghostty support vertical tabs?](https://otty.sh/learn/ghostty-vertical-tabs/): Ghostty uses native macOS top tabs and has no built-in vertical or side tab layout. Otty ships vertical tabs as its default sidebar and reads Ghostty-style config.
- [How to get vertical tabs in iTerm2](https://otty.sh/learn/iterm2-vertical-tabs/): iTerm2 can put its tab bar on the left with Tab Bar Location, but only a left position and only as a GUI preference. Otty ships a vertical tab sidebar as its default layout.
- [Does WezTerm support vertical tabs?](https://otty.sh/learn/wezterm-vertical-tabs/): WezTerm's tab bar can only sit at the top or bottom — there is no built-in vertical or side tab layout. Otty ships vertical tabs as its default left sidebar.
- [Does Kitty support vertical tabs?](https://otty.sh/learn/kitty-vertical-tabs/): Kitty's tab_bar_edge only accepts top or bottom — a side/vertical tab bar has been a long-standing request but is not built in. Otty ships vertical tabs as its default left sidebar.
- [Otty vs iTerm2](https://otty.sh/learn/otty-vs-iterm2/): Otty is a modern native macOS terminal for code-agent workflows, while iTerm2 is a long-established macOS terminal with extensive general-purpose features.
- [OSC 26 terminal agent protocol](https://otty.sh/learn/osc-26-terminal-agent-protocol/): OSC 26, also called the Terminal Agent Protocol, is Otty's proposed OSC sequence for letting code agents report identity, status, task progress, and session actions to a terminal.
- [How to resume a tmux session after restarting your terminal](https://otty.sh/learn/resume-tmux-in-terminal/): Otty can restore your previous terminal layout and reattach tmux sessions after restart, so long-running work comes back where you left it.
## High-value documentation
- [Getting Started](https://docs.otty.sh/getting-started/installation): Install and first-launch guidance.
- [Working with Code Agents](https://docs.otty.sh/agents/agents-overview): Claude Code, Codex, and OpenCode workflows inside Otty.
- [Monitor Tasks](https://docs.otty.sh/agents/parallel-tasks): Run and observe parallel agent tasks.
- [Terminal Features](https://docs.otty.sh/terminal-features/autocomplete): Autocomplete, shell integration, input, images, notifications, and rendering features.
- [VT Reference](https://docs.otty.sh/vt/overview): Escape sequence support and terminal protocol reference.
- [Configuration Reference](https://docs.otty.sh/reference/configuration): Ghostty-style `key = value` configuration keys.
- [Performance](https://docs.otty.sh/reference/performance): How Otty stays fast and what users can tune.
## Direct answers
- Otty is a terminal emulator, not an Electron app.
- Otty is currently public for macOS Apple Silicon.
- Windows, Linux, Intel Mac, and iOS builds are not public downloads yet.
- Otty integrates with external code-agent CLIs the user already runs, including Claude Code, Codex, and OpenCode.
- Otty uses native rendering and terminal-focused UI primitives: tabs, splits, file and folder panes, command history, prompt queue, and agent session affordances.
