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Quil vs TermDock

Quil

quil.cc

TermDock

github.com

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FigureQuilTermDock
Price fromFree—
Free planYes—
Free trial——
Open source——
WindowsYes—
macOSYesYes
LinuxYesYes
Self-hostedYes—
Plans published10
Spec score · Terminal Multiplexers7.7 (#12)6.9 (#27)
PlatformsQuil provides native binaries for Linux, macOS, and Windows, with no WSL required on Windows.The maker lists native Linux packages and macOS archives for amd64 and arm64.
Remote accessRemote attach runs panes on a remote Linux or macOS machine over SSH without opening a network port there; the feature is marked beta.Users can detach and reattach from another terminal or machine, and attach in read-only observer mode for screen sharing.

Plans

Quil

  • FreeFree

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TermDock

No plans published.

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In their own words

Quil

Quil is a free, open-source terminal multiplexer for developers coordinating multi-tool workflows alongside AI coding assistants. It continuously saves tabs, panes, working directories, and layout, then restores that workspace after a host reboot. AI panes for Claude Code, OpenCode, and Codex can resume sessions after daemon restarts. Built-in pane types include terminals, those AI tools, SSH, Stripe CLI, lazygit, hunk, k9s, and lazysql. Its MCP server lets compatible clients such as Claude Desktop, Claude Code, and Cursor interact with a running Quil session. Users can define pane types in TOML plugin files, which reload when saved. A command palette can find panes and tabs and search scrollback across panes. Quil runs on Linux, macOS, and Windows; remote attach over SSH to Linux or macOS is marked beta. It has no hosted version or cloud account and stores workspace state locally under ~/.quil/. The maker says it has no telemetry or database. Docker sandboxing is available for Claude Code, Codex, and OpenCode, but network egress is not bounded and users supply the container image.

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TermDock

TermDock has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.

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