Features

BossTerm is packed with features for modern terminal workflows.

Terminal Emulation

Feature	Description
Xterm Emulation	Full VT100/Xterm compatibility
True Color	256 color and 24-bit true color support
Unicode	Full emoji, CJK, surrogate pairs, combining characters
Nerd Fonts	Built-in powerline symbols and devicons
Mouse Reporting	Click, scroll, drag support (vim, tmux, htop, less, fzf)

Feature	Description
Multiple Windows	Cmd/Ctrl+N opens new independent windows
Multiple Tabs	Create, switch, and close tabs within a window
Split Panes	Horizontal and vertical splits
Tab Bar	Auto-hiding tab bar (configurable to always show)
Working Directory	New tabs/splits inherit current directory

Feature	Description
Themes	Built-in presets (Dracula, Solarized, Nord, etc.)
Custom Themes	Create and save your own color schemes
Transparency	Adjustable window opacity with blur effects
Background Images	Custom images with opacity and blur controls
Custom Fonts	Use any system monospace font

Feature	Description
Search	Ctrl/Cmd+F with regex support
Hyperlinks	Auto-detect URLs, file paths, emails
Copy/Paste	Standard clipboard + copy-on-select + middle-click paste
Context Menu	Right-click for quick actions
Drag & Drop	Drop files to paste shell-escaped paths
IME Support	Chinese/Japanese/Korean input methods

Feature	Description
Command Notifications	System alerts when long commands complete (OSC 133)
Window Title	Dynamic title from shell (OSC 0/1/2)
Progress Bar	Visual indicator for long operations (OSC 1337)
Inline Images	Display images via iTerm2's imgcat
OSC 52 Clipboard	Remote clipboard access for tmux, SSH

Feature	Description
Native Performance	60fps smooth rendering
Adaptive Debouncing	Optimized for both interactive and bulk output
Performance Modes	Latency, Balanced, or Throughput optimization
Large Scrollback	Configurable buffer size (default 10,000 lines)

Feature	Description
Debug Panel	Ctrl/Cmd+Shift+D for terminal debugging
Settings UI	Full GUI settings panel
JSON Config	`~/.bossterm/settings.json` for advanced users
Embeddable	Libraries for integrating into your Kotlin apps