FRACTAL | The terminal, re-engineered for flow.

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No Tabs. Just Structure.

Tabs hide context. Fractal treats your workspace as a single spatial canvas that evolves with your task. Name your panes, navigate spatially.

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Split Infinitely.

Vertical, horizontal, or nested within. Quarter layout in one keystroke. Nudge ratios pixel-perfect.

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Full IDE Built In.

Monaco editor with LSP completions, tabs, fuzzy file search, git log, and an integrated terminal. One shortcut away.

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Stay in Flow.

Keyboard-first everything. Command palette, spatial focus, shortcuts for every action. Never leave the keyboard.

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Native Performance.

Built in Swift with real PTY sessions. Batched rendering at 60 FPS. No Electron. No web wrappers. Just metal.

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Smart Completions.

LSP-powered autocompletion for Swift, TypeScript, JavaScript, and Python. Combined with keyword and token completions.

Split the way you think.

Your mind doesn't work in linear tabs. It works in branches. Fractal's window management system replicates your thought process, allowing you to branch off sub-tasks into child panes that remain visible.

Recursive Tree Layouts
Context-Aware Splitting
Zero-Latency Pane Logic

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Workflows in Action

High Performance / Native Integration

Environment 01

Go Microservices

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Editor active: main.go
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Logs: 200 OK

Git: +12/-4

Perfectly balance your editor, local server logs, and git status in one unfragmented view. Shift focus instantly as the build runs.

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System Monitoring

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CPU Usage |||||||| 32%

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A mission control for your infrastructure. Monitor multiple remote servers via SSH while maintaining a local control pane for orchestration.

Everything You Need

Terminal Workspace

01

Recursive Pane Splitting

Vertical, horizontal, alternating, or quarter layout. Infinite nesting.

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Spatial Focus Navigation

Opt+Arrow jumps to the nearest pane. Cmd+Opt+Arrow nudges split ratios.

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Real PTY Sessions

Full pseudo-terminal via forkpty. Your zsh/bash/fish config works instantly.

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Renamable Panes

Double-click to name panes — "server", "logs", "build" — instead of random IDs.

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Batched 60 FPS Rendering

Output buffered at 8ms intervals. Handles massive build logs without frame drops.

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Directory Tracking

Auto-detects working directory via OSC 7. Syncs to IDE on switch.

IDE Workspace

01

Monaco Code Editor

VS Code's editor engine with syntax highlighting for 20+ languages and FRACTAL dark theme.

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LSP Auto-Completion

Semantic completions for Swift, TypeScript, JavaScript, and Python via real language servers.

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Tabs & Fuzzy Finder

File tabs with dirty indicators. Cmd+P fuzzy search across 5,000+ project files.

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Command Palette

Shift+Cmd+P opens a searchable command list. Every action at your fingertips.

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Collapsible Panels

Toggle sidebar (Cmd+B) and bottom panel to maximize editor space when you need it.

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Integrated Terminal & Git

Bottom panel with terminal, network stats, and git log. Terminal syncs to editor directory.

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