iTerm2

Spec sheet

Purpose

iTerm2 is a replacement for Terminal and the successor to iTerm.Read 2 Oct 2026 · iterm2.com

Intended users

The site says people who spend a lot of time in a terminal may appreciate iTerm2's features.Read 2 Oct 2026 · iterm2.com

Free plan

YesRead 20 Sep 2026 · iterm2.com

Integrations

The documentation lists integrations for tmux, shells, Claude Code, and the iTerm2 Buddy companion app.Read 2 Oct 2026 · iterm2.com

Support

The site directs users with problems or ideas to its bug tracker, forum, or the maintainer by email.Read 2 Oct 2026 · iterm2.com

Companion app security

The download page says iTerm2 Buddy connects through an encrypted Noise channel and relay, with end-to-end encryption so data is visible only to the user.Read 2 Oct 2026 · iterm2.com

GPU acceleration

YesRead 20 Sep 2026 · iterm2.com

Licensing and source

iTerm2 is free software, its source code is on GitHub, and it is licensed under GPL v2.Read 2 Oct 2026 · iterm2.com

Password manager

The built-in password manager stores data encrypted in macOS Keychain and has a mechanism to enter passwords only at a password prompt.Read 2 Oct 2026 · iterm2.com

Release verification

The download page provides a signed SHA256 message and instructions to verify the zip file using Keybase Verify.Read 2 Oct 2026 · iterm2.com

Scripting

iTerm2 documents a Python API and scripting fundamentals; AppleScript scripting is marked deprecated.Read 2 Oct 2026 · iterm2.com

Scripting API

YesRead 20 Sep 2026 · iterm2.com

Search

Its find-on-page feature highlights matches and supports regular expressions, and Global Search searches all tabs at once.Read 2 Oct 2026 · iterm2.com

Shell integration

Shell integration lets iTerm2 identify prompts, commands, hosts, and working directories, and supports navigation to previous prompts.Read 2 Oct 2026 · iterm2.com

Split panes

A tab can be divided into vertically or horizontally arranged panes, each showing a different session.Read 2 Oct 2026 · iterm2.com

SSH support

YesRead 20 Sep 2026 · iterm2.com

Supported OS

iTerm2 is for macOS only; the current recommended stable release is for macOS 13 or newer.Read 2 Oct 2026 · iterm2.com

Supported platforms

macosRead 20 Sep 2026 · iterm2.com

tmux integration

The documentation includes a dedicated tmux Integration feature.Read 2 Oct 2026 · iterm2.com

Plans and prices

Every iTerm2 plan and price →

Where Specifiction places it

• Terminal apps#9 of 418.3
• Terminal Emulators#20 of 408.0