v0.2 · Rust · Windows · Developer preview
Just a normal
terminal.
An AI-first terminal for Windows. Split panes, a Git panel that follows every tab's directory, project-wide search, a live coding-agent panel, and a scriptable CLI - with Windows sandboxing and encrypted history underneath.
irm justanormal.dev/jnt | iex§ 01 - Shipping today
Everything you'd normally leave the terminal to do.
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Split panes & groups
Draggable dividers, keyboard-first. The focused pane gets a clear accent frame so you always know where your keystrokes are going.
- 02
Git panel follows your cwd
Branch, ahead/behind, checkbox staging, commit + amend, pull/push, stash, history, GitHub PR status. cd into another repo and it switches with you.
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Project + terminal search
Ctrl+Shift+F project-wide (Tantivy index + ripgrep live-grep). Ctrl+F searches the terminal scrollback with F3 navigation.
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Live AI agent panel
An ACP coding agent streams into a side panel: transcript, approve/reject permission prompts, a context-usage meter, tool-call cards.
- 05
Crew board
A 5-seat multi-agent kanban - Architect, Builder, QA, Security, Summarizer - persisted per project.
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Scriptable CLI + notifications
Drive the window over a local socket: jnt split, jnt notify, jnt run … Native Windows toasts when a background pane needs attention.
Under the hood
- · GPU-rendered (gpui)
- · ConPTY shell
- · Zero-config
- · Session restore
- · Selectable UI text
- · AppContainer agent sandbox
- · DPAPI-protected key
- · XChaCha20-Poly1305 encrypted history
§ 02 - On the roadmap
Not here yet. Planned.
- 07Coming soon
SSH built-in
First-class SSH with known hosts and jump hosts.
- 08Coming soon
macOS / Linux builds
The portable core is cross-platform; native apps to follow.
- 09Coming soon
Themes marketplace
A gallery beyond the monochrome default and config colors.
§ 03 - FAQ
Questions, answered.
- Q. Is JNT free?
- Yes - free and open source, dual-licensed under MIT or Apache-2.0.
- Q. What platforms does it run on?
- Windows only today (Windows 10 1809+, x64). macOS and Linux are on the roadmap.
- Q. The installer is unsigned - is that safe?
- JNT is a per-user install (no admin), so Windows SmartScreen warns on first launch - choose More info → Run anyway. The full source is on GitHub, so you can read it or build it yourself with
cargo run --release. - Q. Does it collect telemetry?
- No analytics, no telemetry. Network activity is only what you invoke - your git remotes, GitHub PR status, and any coding agent you choose to run.
- Q. Is my data secure?
- History is encrypted at rest (XChaCha20-Poly1305) with a DPAPI-protected key, and the coding agent runs in a Windows AppContainer sandbox.
- Q. Is it stable enough to daily-drive?
- It's a developer preview - capable enough to use day to day on Windows, with some rough edges.
- Q. How do I update?
- Re-run the installer; it upgrades in place.
The family
Coming soonMeet the sibling - JNE.
Just a normal editor. A fast, GPU-rendered code editor in Rust - syntax highlighting, an integrated terminal, Git integration, and project-wide search. Same monochrome, zero-config philosophy.