# Saggar

15 Hacker News commenters recommended Saggar and 3 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 1 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** Mac terminal that organizes sessions around projects like git repos, with an omni search bar and remote control. Most common caveat: it requires an account and is not open source.

## Why people recommend it

- Attractive design and aesthetics (3 comments): "I really like the aesthetics and the design, though I wish it was open source and did not require an account." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49335026)) "Nice design, I look forward to trying it out when I get back to the computer." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49334778)) "Your app is very nice looking!" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49336750))
- Remote control feature (2 comments): "The remote control is cool in theory - for now I'd prefer you let me launch "rootshell" instead of the internal terminal." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49387150)) "This looks really cool, especially on the remote control part." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49335164))
- Strong features overall (2 comments): "This is a killer feature / a must for me." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49335823)) "Love the idea and the features." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49392567))

## What people warn about

- Account signup problems (3 comments): "I really like the aesthetics and the design, though I wish it was open source and did not require an account." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49335026)) "Cannot create account because the CSP policy on the site blocks its own captcha." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49334061)) "the confirmation email never arrived" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49337667))
- Built-in terminal hard to replace (2 comments): "The remote control is cool in theory - for now I'd prefer you let me launch "rootshell" instead of the internal terminal." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49387150)) "It didn't add fish shell, only zsh and rather difficult to get it to use it as default." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49350337))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [Ghostty](https://hackerapproved.com/p/ghostty.md): 401 recommend
- [Termux](https://hackerapproved.com/p/termux.md): 188 recommend
- [iTerm2](https://hackerapproved.com/p/iterm2.md): 95 recommend
- [Warp terminal](https://hackerapproved.com/p/warp-terminal.md): 84 recommend
- [Kitty terminal emulator](https://hackerapproved.com/p/kitty.md): 79 recommend

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Saggar", https://hackerapproved.com/p/saggar/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).