CLITiles
A keyboard-first tiled terminal workspace for Windows.
Overview
CLITiles brings terminal work into one organized, keyboard-first window. Real interactive terminals (PowerShell, PowerShell 7, Command Prompt, Git Bash, and WSL distributions) run side by side as tiles you arrange, split, and switch between without touching the mouse.
Within the Nexus collection, CLITiles is the terminal-facing companion to InfiniteNotes. Its optional named-pipe bridge lets you browse and edit notes inside a CLITiles panel and paste selected text into a chosen terminal. Text is pasted, not executed; a separate "Paste and Run" control exists and is off by default.
Use CLITiles when your work centers on shells, command-line development tools, and repeatable terminal workflows that benefit from related sessions staying visible together.
Verified capabilities in v0.7.1
Terminals and shells
- Real interactive terminals via ConPTY (node-pty) rendered with xterm.js.
- Profiles for PowerShell, PowerShell 7 (auto-detected), Command Prompt, Git Bash, and WSL distributions such as Debian and Ubuntu.
- Line-based scrollback of 10,000 lines per session with optional session history files.
- Drag a path from Explorer into a tile: it is inserted quoted, never executed.
Layouts and control
- Tiled grid, nested binary split, and freeform layouts with keyboard move/resize; maximize and focus a tile.
- Up to 12 tiles per workspace and multiple workspace windows.
- Workspaces persist layout, titles, profiles, and working directories (terminal output and environment are not persisted).
- Command palette (Ctrl+K) and capture-phase shortcuts so application keys are never swallowed by the terminal.
- First-launch tutorial and searchable settings.
Appearance
- 25 bundled themes (17 added in 0.7.1) plus Midnight and Light defaults.
- Palette editor with WCAG AA contrast checks; import and export themes as JSON.
- Theme applies to window chrome as well as terminal content; full system font enumeration for terminal and notes fonts.
InfiniteNotes integration
- Optional named-pipe bridge (no network port) to browse and edit InfiniteNotes documents in a CodeMirror panel with a 3x5 tile grid.
- Selected text is pasted into the chosen terminal; "Paste and Run" is a separate, confirmed action that is disabled by default.
- Ctrl+P paste shortcut is opt-in and off by default.
Who it is for
Developers, IT practitioners, and anyone who keeps several command-line sessions open at once and wants them organized and reachable by keyboard.
Use it to
- Keep the build, test, log-tail, and git sessions for one project together in a saved workspace.
- Carry out IT command-line routines across PowerShell and WSL without alt-tabbing between windows.
- Move prepared commands from InfiniteNotes into a specific terminal tile, reviewing them before you press Enter.
A verified release screenshot for v0.7.1 is not yet published on this page; the release panel below describes the build exactly. (See docs/asset-provenance.md.)
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Other builds for this release
- CLITiles-Portable-0.7.1.exeSign in to download
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What changed
A quality-of-life and platform-support release.
InfiniteNotes panel
- Refresh button on the connection-status bar re-fetches the document list in place without losing scroll position, focus, or unsaved edits.
- Predictable column-major tile layout (3 x 5), Reload confirmation, and a dedicated notes font setting.
Terminals
- Empty workspaces are supported; closing the last tile no longer force-spawns a replacement.
- PowerShell 7 profile, auto-detected via
pwshon PATH or%ProgramFiles%\PowerShell\7. - Line-based scrollback: 10,000 lines per tile with optional append-only session history (capped, pruned at startup).
Languages and themes
- Lua gets first-class highlighting in the notes panel.
- Seventeen new bundled themes join the original eight for twenty-five total, each driving app chrome, terminal ANSI colors, scrollbars, and the notes editor.
Onboarding and settings
- Skippable first-launch tutorial; full system font enumeration in the font pickers; theme dropdown restyling fix; header badge now reads "Online".
Install
- Download CLITiles-Setup-0.7.1.exe (installer) or CLITiles-Portable-0.7.1.exe (no install; runs from any folder).
- The installer is not code-signed. Windows SmartScreen will show "Windows protected your PC": choose More info, then Run anyway, only after checking that the SHA-256 shown on this page matches your file.
- Verify with PowerShell: Get-FileHash .\CLITiles-Setup-0.7.1.exe -Algorithm SHA256
- The installer lets you choose the install directory and creates desktop and Start Menu shortcuts. It installs per user (no administrator rights required).
Remove
- Use Settings > Apps > Installed apps > CLITiles > Uninstall. Workspace files live under %APPDATA%\CLITiles and can be deleted manually.
Known limitations
- Windows only; Linux and macOS builds are used for development and CI tests but are not packaged.
- Neither file is code-signed; SmartScreen will show a warning. Verify the SHA-256 before running.
- Terminal output is not restored when a workspace is reopened.
- Git Bash and WSL profiles require Git for Windows or a WSL distribution to be installed separately.
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