Terminal,
re-designed.
A calmer surface for serious work. Async-first, and deeply integrated with your repos.
~/repos/nori git:(main)
✔ cold start: 18ms
✔ memory: 14MB at rest
✔ 100% native rust
The terminal
deserves better.
Features
Built around the way
you actually work.
A terminal that respects your flow — structured, fast, quietly powerful.
Git-aware workflows
Live branch, diff, and status surfaced in every prompt and block.
Structured execution
Each command is a discrete, navigable unit with output, timing, and exit state.
Async execution
Run long tasks in the background. Keep typing. Nothing blocks you.
Fast startup
Cold start under 20ms. Ready before your fingers settle.
Tiny footprint
Native Rust core stays under 15MB at rest, even with sessions open.
Repo awareness
Project context loads with the working directory — env, scripts, history.
Smart navigation
Jump between blocks, files, and processes with a keystroke.
Modern terminal UX
Typography, spacing, and motion engineered like a product, not a relic.
Performance
Engineered for speed
you can feel.
Nori is written in Rust with a RAM-only session cache and async-first execution model. The result is a terminal that disappears into your flow.
Launch to first prompt
Single session, idle
GPU-accelerated layout
No runtime overhead
Philosophy
The terminal is where work happens. It deserves to be the most refined surface on your machine.
Keyboard-first.
The mouse is a last resort. Every action lives one keystroke away.
Calm interface.
No noise. No theatrics. The terminal disappears so the work can take the foreground.
Structured execution.
Commands are first-class units — addressable, navigable, visible at a glance.
Minimal by design.
Memory under 15 MB. Cold start under 20 ms. Nothing in the way.
Experience
Keyboard-first.
Context-aware.
Every interaction is intentional. Nori organizes work into structured blocks, surfaces the right context at the right time, and stays out of your way otherwise.
- Structured blocksEach command is its own discrete unit.
- Repo contextBranch, status, and project metadata, always visible.
- Instant navigationJump across repos, sessions, and outputs.
- Crafted typographyA reading experience, not a wall of text.
v0.1 · Developer preview
Built for developers
who live in the terminal.
Nori is in closed Developer Preview. Read the docs to get set up, or share what you'd like to see next.