Warp: The Intelligent Terminal
Warp is a modern, AI-assisted terminal designed to boost productivity by combining an IDE-like input editor with powerful AI tools, collaborative features, and a fast, flow-focused user experience. It aims to help developers become command line power users from day one by enabling natural language queries, automated code generation, and AI-assisted task execution directly inside the terminal. Warp supports macOS, Windows, and Linux with a variety of installation options and emphasizes speed, collaboration, and security.
How Warp Differs
- IDE-like terminal editor with fast, intuitive navigation and multi-line command editing
- Built-in AI tools that can generate commands, explain errors, and assist with coding tasks
- Agent Mode for delegated, multi-step workflows that execute commands with user approval
- Warp Drive: a private, secure workspace to save notebooks, runbooks, templates, and environment variables
- Real-time collaboration and shared sessions for pair programming and live support
- Local natural language processing: AI interactions occur locally and data does not train public models
- Extensive customization: themes, keybindings, prompt configurations, and shell compatibility
Key Features
- IDE-like input editor inside the terminal for faster command composition
- AI Tools: natural language prompts, code generation, error explanations, and more
- Agent Mode: delegate tasks to AI, execute steps with user control, and iteratively refine results
- Warp Drive: private library to upload/share runbooks, templatized commands, notebooks, and environment variables
- Real-time collaboration: share sessions and command controls for pair programming
- Notebooks and runbooks: interactive, always-available docs and templates
- Parameterized commands and workflows: save reusable commands and processes
- Privacy and security: data never trains public models; configurable access control and secret redaction
- Enterprise-ready: SSO (SAML), domain restrictions, and robust security controls
- Broad OS and shell support: macOS, Linux, Windows; ZSH, Bash, Fish, Powershell, WSL, Git Bash
- Rich customization: themes (Starship, Powerlevel10k, etc.), fonts, colors, and keybindings
- Wide tooling compatibility: supports 400+ CLI tools with smart suggestions
How It Works
- Install Warp on your OS (macOS, Linux, Windows) using the appropriate installer or package manager.
- Open Warp to access the modern terminal with an IDE-like experience.
- Use natural language prompts to generate commands, explain errors, or draft code.
- Use Agent Mode to delegate multi-step tasks to AI while supervising output.
- Create and organize your private resources in Warp Drive (notebooks, runbooks, templates, environment variables).
- Collaborate in real-time by sharing sessions and command controls with teammates.
Safety and Privacy
- AI interactions can be restricted to local processing; Warp emphasizes that user data does not train public models unless explicitly configured.
- Access controls, secret redaction, and domain restrictions help keep sensitive information secure.
Installation & Availability
- macOS: brew install --cask warp or native installers
- Linux: .deb, .rpm, AppImage, and tarballs for various architectures
- Windows: .exe installers for x64 and ARM64, with winget integration
- Community and enterprise options with progressive privacy and security features
Why Use Warp
- Immediately become a more efficient command line user with an IDE-like experience
- Accelerate coding tasks with AI-assisted command generation and debugging
- Centralize collaboration and standardize workflows with Warp Drive
- Maintain control and privacy over your data while leveraging powerful AI capabilities
Core Features
- No traditional lag: an IDE-like terminal that helps you edit and run commands faster
- Natural language prompts for code generation, command suggestions, and error explanations
- Agent Mode for guided, AI-assisted multi-step task execution
- Warp Drive for private notebooks, runbooks, templates, and environment variables
- Real-time collaboration and session sharing for pair programming
- Notebooks and parameterized workflows for reusable automation
- Extensive customization: themes, fonts, keybindings, and shell integrations
- Strong privacy controls: data remains local by default with optional enterprise controls
- Broad platform support: macOS, Linux, Windows; multiple shell ecosystems
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