Saggar
Shares rank 18 of 40 terminal emulators by recommenders
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.
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.
18 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 15
- criticize it
- 3
- approval share
- 83%
Recommended in 1 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 15 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, met.
- 5 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 1 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works
What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Attractive design and aesthetics
“I really like the aesthetics and the design, though I wish it was open source and did not require an account.”
Comment from 17 Aug 2026 in “Show HN: Saggar, a Mac terminal that keeps sessions and your attention organized” “Nice design, I look forward to trying it out when I get back to the computer.”
Comment from 17 Aug 2026 in “Show HN: Saggar, a Mac terminal that keeps sessions and your attention organized” “Your app is very nice looking!”
Comment from 17 Aug 2026 in “Show HN: Saggar, a Mac terminal that keeps sessions and your attention organized” Remote control feature
“The remote control is cool in theory - for now I'd prefer you let me launch "rootshell" instead of the internal terminal.”
Comment from 21 Aug 2026 in “Show HN: Saggar, a Mac terminal that keeps sessions and your attention organized” “This looks really cool, especially on the remote control part.”
Comment from 17 Aug 2026 in “Show HN: Saggar, a Mac terminal that keeps sessions and your attention organized” Strong features overall
“This is a killer feature / a must for me.”
Comment from 17 Aug 2026 in “Show HN: Saggar, a Mac terminal that keeps sessions and your attention organized” “Love the idea and the features.”
Comment from 21 Aug 2026 in “Show HN: Saggar, a Mac terminal that keeps sessions and your attention organized”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Account signup problems
“I really like the aesthetics and the design, though I wish it was open source and did not require an account.”
Comment from 17 Aug 2026 in “Show HN: Saggar, a Mac terminal that keeps sessions and your attention organized” “Cannot create account because the CSP policy on the site blocks its own captcha.”
Comment from 17 Aug 2026 in “Show HN: Saggar, a Mac terminal that keeps sessions and your attention organized” “the confirmation email never arrived”
Comment from 17 Aug 2026 in “Show HN: Saggar, a Mac terminal that keeps sessions and your attention organized” Built-in terminal hard to replace
“The remote control is cool in theory - for now I'd prefer you let me launch "rootshell" instead of the internal terminal.”
Comment from 21 Aug 2026 in “Show HN: Saggar, a Mac terminal that keeps sessions and your attention organized” “It didn't add fish shell, only zsh and rather difficult to get it to use it as default.”
Comment from 18 Aug 2026 in “Show HN: Saggar, a Mac terminal that keeps sessions and your attention organized”
Other terminal emulators people recommend
The four most recommended other terminal emulators, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ghostty | 401 | 158 | 72% | 12 | 3 mo22 owners | Approved |
| Termux | 188 | 31 | 86% | 12 | 1 yr6 owners | Approved |
| iTerm2 | 95 | 69 | 58% | 12 | 10 yrs4 owners | — |
| Warp terminal | 84 | 86 | 49% | 11 | 1 yr5 owners | — |
| SaggarThis page | 15 | 3 | 83% | 1 | — | — |
What people said
19 of the 23 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“Love the idea and the features.”
“The remote control is cool in theory - for now I'd prefer you let me launch "rootshell" instead of the internal terminal.”
“the disposable terminal made me drool. Nice work.”
“I don't see encryption mentioned.”
“It didn't add fish shell, only zsh and rather difficult to get it to use it as default.”
“the confirmation email never arrived”
“I really like your omni search / command bar at the top though”
“The UI for switching boxes is a little fiddly but it does work.”
“Your app is very nice looking!”
“I think the way Saggar orients your activity around your projects (e.g. a git repo) is really intuitive over the workspace model.”
“I find myself working significantly faster with Saggar”
“This is a killer feature / a must for me.”
“I like the embedded web panel.”
“This looks really cool, especially on the remote control part.”
“I really like the aesthetics and the design, though I wish it was open source and did not require an account.”
“There's nothing a terminal needs from Tahoe specifically.”
“Nice design, I look forward to trying it out when I get back to the computer.”
“Cannot create account because the CSP policy on the site blocks its own captcha.”
“Looks cool, I'll give it a try”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.