Tabby Terminal

Tabby is a highly configurable terminal emulator, SSH, and serial client. Key capabilities include:

Terminal Capabilities

• Shell Support: PowerShell (and PS Core), WSL, Git-Bash, Cygwin, MSYS2, Cmder, and CMD.
• Layouts: Multiple nested split panes and tabs on any side of the window.
• UI Features: Font ligatures, progress detection, notification on process completion, and an optional dockable "Quake console" window.
• Input/Output: Full Unicode support, bracketed paste, and multiline paste warnings.

SSH & Remote Access

• SSH Client: SSH2 client with connection management, X11 and port forwarding, and automatic jump host management.
• Agent Support: Agent forwarding (including Pageant and Windows native OpenSSH Agent).
• File Transfer: Direct file transfer to/from SSH sessions via Zmodem.
• Serial Terminal: Integrated serial terminal with saved connections, newline conversion, and automatic reconnection.

Security & Configuration

• Secrets Management: Integrated encrypted container for SSH secrets and configuration.
• Customization: Extensive theming, color schemes, and fully configurable multi-chord shortcuts.

Tabby (formerly Terminus) is a highly configurable terminal emulator, SSH client, and serial terminal for Windows, macOS, and Linux.

Key Capabilities:

• Terminal: Supports multiple nested split panels, tabs, and a 'Quake-style' dockable window. It provides full Unicode support and handles fast output without locking up.
• SSH Client: Includes an SSH2 client with a connection manager, X11/port forwarding, automatic jump host management, and agent forwarding (supporting Pageant and native Windows OpenSSH agents).
• Serial Terminal: Supports saved connections, line-based input, optional hex/hexdump modes, and automatic reconnection.
• Shell Support: Compatible with PowerShell (and PS Core), WSL, Git-Bash, Cygwin, MSYS2, Cmder, and CMD.
• Security: Features an integrated encrypted container for SSH secrets and configuration.

Important Distinctions:

• Tabby is an alternative to standard terminals (like macOS Terminal.app or iTerm) and SSH clients (like PuTTY).
• Tabby is not a new shell (like MinGW or Cygwin) and is not designed to be a lightweight terminal. If RAM usage is your primary concern, consider Alacritty or Conemu.

Tabby loads plugins from three locations:

1. The source checkout (during development).
2. The user's plugins directory (accessible via Settings > Plugins in the app).
3. The directory specified by the TABBY_PLUGINS environment variable.

Plugin Requirements

• Discovery: A module is only loaded if its package.json contains the tabby-plugin keyword. To publish to NPM so it appears in the Plugin Manager, you must include this keyword.
• Structure: A plugin should provide a default export which is an Angular NgModule (or NgModuleWithDependencies). This module is injected into the app's root module.
• Development Mode: To run Tabby while developing a plugin located in your current directory, use:

TABBY_PLUGINS=$(pwd) tabby --debug

Extension Points

Plugins extend Tabby by providing singular or multi providers. Key extension points can be found in the following files:

• tabby-core/src/api.ts
• tabby-settings/src/api.ts
• tabby-local/src/api.ts
• tabby-terminal/src/api.ts