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jeromegsq-dev/QuickTerm

Native macOS drop-down terminal. Push the pointer to the top of the screen and it slides down.

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updated Oct 4, 2026

jeromegsq-dev.github.io/QuickTerm

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I built a native macOS drop-down terminal with Claude Code in one evening (free, open source) (r/ClaudeAI)

https://preview.redd.it/qms9nbklfith1.png?width=2180&format=png&auto=webp&s=b62c4092d9fab62d71544d7c3408b679441ca02a QuickTerm is a small macOS app: push the pointer against the top centre of the screen and a terminal slides down from under the menu bar. Push again or hit Esc and it's…

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Oct 4, 2026

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QuickTerm

A native macOS terminal that drops down when you push the pointer to the top centre of your screen.

Download · Website · macOS 14 or later, Apple silicon and Intel

The app is signed but not notarized. On first launch macOS blocks it: open System Settings › Privacy & Security and click Open Anyway.

Use

Open or closePush the pointer against the top centre of the screen
CloseEsc at the prompt
New tab / close tab⌘T / ⌘W
Switch tab⌘1–⌘9, ⌃Tab, ⌃⇧Tab
ResizeDrag the bottom or side edges

Shells keep running while the panel is hidden. The panel stays off full-screen Spaces and hides when you switch Space.

Build

Requires Xcode 16 or later.

./Scripts/build-app.sh   # build/QuickTerm.app, ad-hoc signed
./Scripts/release.sh     # build/QuickTerm.dmg, signed with a Developer ID

Terminal emulation by SwiftTerm.

License

MIT

macos
swift
terminal

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jeromegsq-dev/QuickTerm

Native macOS drop-down terminal. Push the pointer to the top of the screen and it slides down.

Swift

1

3 commits

updated Oct 4, 2026

jeromegsq-dev.github.io/QuickTerm

See the code

See what people are saying

SourceMessageScoreDate

I built a native macOS drop-down terminal with Claude Code in one evening (free, open source) (r/ClaudeAI)

https://preview.redd.it/qms9nbklfith1.png?width=2180&format=png&auto=webp&s=b62c4092d9fab62d71544d7c3408b679441ca02a QuickTerm is a small macOS app: push the pointer against the top centre of the screen and a terminal slides down from under the menu bar. Push again or hit Esc and it's…

1

Oct 4, 2026

README

QuickTerm

A native macOS terminal that drops down when you push the pointer to the top centre of your screen.

Download · Website · macOS 14 or later, Apple silicon and Intel

The app is signed but not notarized. On first launch macOS blocks it: open System Settings › Privacy & Security and click Open Anyway.

Use

Open or closePush the pointer against the top centre of the screen
CloseEsc at the prompt
New tab / close tab⌘T / ⌘W
Switch tab⌘1–⌘9, ⌃Tab, ⌃⇧Tab
ResizeDrag the bottom or side edges

Shells keep running while the panel is hidden. The panel stays off full-screen Spaces and hides when you switch Space.

Build

Requires Xcode 16 or later.

./Scripts/build-app.sh   # build/QuickTerm.app, ad-hoc signed
./Scripts/release.sh     # build/QuickTerm.dmg, signed with a Developer ID

Terminal emulation by SwiftTerm.

License

MIT

macos
swift
terminal

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