Amend

A desktop IDE built for developers who live in the terminal and work alongside AI agents. Amend pairs a fully integrated terminal with a real-time diff viewer, code editor, and deep git integration — everything you need to supervise, review, and steer agentic coding workflows without switching windows.

Built with Rust and React. Fast, native, cross-platform.

Why Amend?

If you use Claude Code, Cursor Agent, Aider, Codex, or similar agentic CLI tools, you already know the loop: the agent writes code, you review diffs, you run commands, you course-correct. That loop is split across your terminal, your editor, and your git client.

Amend puts it all in one place.

• Watch diffs in real time as your agent writes code — staged, unstaged, and untracked changes update automatically
• Keep your terminal front and center with multi-tab, multi-worktree terminal support
• Browse and edit files without leaving the window — CodeMirror-powered editor with syntax highlighting
• Search across your entire project by filename and content with a single shortcut
• Manage git worktrees to run multiple agent sessions on different branches simultaneously

Features

Integrated Terminal

Multi-tab terminal with full shell support. Each tab is linked to a git worktree, so you can run separate agent sessions on different branches side by side. Native PTY via Rust — not a web shell.

• Cmd+T / Cmd+O to open new terminals
• Cmd+` to cycle between tabs
• Cmd+W to close the current tab
• Theme-aware ANSI colors, WebGL-accelerated rendering

Real-Time Diff Viewer

Git status polls every 2 seconds. Staged, unstaged, and untracked files are grouped and displayed with syntax-highlighted, inline diffs. Collapse unchanged sections, expand on demand, and click through to edit files directly.

• Addition/deletion counts at a glance
• Per-file collapse/expand
• Context menu to restore or unstage individual files
• Virtual scrolling for large changesets

Code Editor

CodeMirror 6 editor with language support for TypeScript, JavaScript, Rust, Python, HTML, CSS, JSON, Markdown, and more. Tabs, unsaved-change indicators, and auto-save.

File Browser

Gitignore-aware file tree with expand/collapse directories, context menus for rename/delete/copy/move, and reveal-in-file-manager support.

Global Search

Cmd+P opens a unified search across filenames and file contents. Results show match type, line numbers, and content previews. Arrow keys to navigate, Enter to open.

Symbol Navigation

Tree-sitter powered symbol indexing for JavaScript and TypeScript. Cmd+Click to jump to definitions. Hover tooltips show symbol kind, signature, and location.

Git Worktrees

First-class worktree support. Create, switch, and delete worktrees from the UI. Each terminal tab tracks its own worktree path — ideal for running parallel agent sessions on separate branches.

Multi-Project Support

Open and switch between multiple repositories. Project state is persisted across sessions.

Tech Stack

Layer	Technology
Desktop Runtime	Tauri 2
Frontend	React 19, TypeScript, Zustand, Tailwind CSS
Editor	CodeMirror 6
Terminal	xterm.js with WebGL addon
Backend	Rust
Git	git2 crate + CLI fallback
Parsing	tree-sitter (TypeScript, JavaScript)
PTY	portable-pty

Download

Grab the latest release for your platform from GitHub Releases.

Platform	Format
macOS (Apple Silicon)	.dmg (aarch64)
macOS (Intel)	.dmg (x64)
Windows	.exe installer or .msi
Linux	.deb, .rpm, or .AppImage

Building from Source

If you'd prefer to build from source:

# Prerequisites: Rust (stable), Node.js (v18+), Tauri CLI
npm install
npx tauri build

Keyboard Shortcuts

Shortcut	Action
Cmd+T / Cmd+O	New terminal tab
Cmd+`	Cycle terminals
Cmd+W	Close current tab
Cmd+P	Search files
Cmd+Shift+F	Search files (alt)
Cmd+Click	Go to definition
Esc	Close search / dialog