Cross-platform terminal tiling

openpane

Open terminal grids across one display or every display with a single command. For most people, the easiest way to start is npx openpane: no install ceremony, just run it and let the launcher fetch the matching native binary on first use. Great for Claude, OpenCode, shells, workers, logs, and parallel sessions.

Run with npx GitHub repo

pane 01

$ openpane 4 2 claude

pane 02

$ claude
> ready

pane 03

$ opencode
> session

pane 04

$ tail -f app.log

pane 05

$ pytest -k api

pane 06

$ cargo test

pane 07

$ htop

pane 08

$ zsh

Install

Default: NPX

Best for most users. No separate install step. The npm package is a thin launcher that downloads the matching native binary from GitHub Releases on first run.

npx openpane 2 2 claude

Windows

Use this if you want a persistent native install with no Node runtime. It downloads the latest GitHub release and creates `openpane`, `grid`, and `codegrid` shims for your user account.

irm https://raw.githubusercontent.com/made-by-chris/openpane/main/scripts/install.ps1 | iex

macOS

Use this if you want a persistent native install with no Node runtime. It downloads the latest GitHub release into your home directory and creates command shims in `~/.local/bin`.

curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/made-by-chris/openpane/main/scripts/install.sh | sh

Linux

Use this if you want a persistent native install with no Node runtime. It pulls the latest release tarball and installs the command without touching npm.

curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/made-by-chris/openpane/main/scripts/install.sh | sh

Exact grids

4 2 means four across, two down. No guessing, no near-square approximation.

All displays

Add * to repeat the full layout on every screen you have connected.

Interactive by default

Skip the command and openpane just opens terminals in the right places.

CLI-friendly

Works well with Claude, OpenCode, logs, shells, dev servers, and other repeatable commands.

Examples

Run Claude everywhere

Open eight Claude sessions in a 4-by-2 grid on the current display.

openpane 4 2 claude

Empty planning board

Open a 3-by-3 grid of blank terminals and decide what goes where after launch.

openpane 3 3

Vertical stack

Open two vertically stacked panes on the active display.

openpane 1 2

Horizontal OpenCode strip

Open three terminals side by side, each running OpenCode.

openpane 3 1 opencode

All displays

Repeat a 2-by-1 layout on every connected display.

openpane 2 1 * claude

Prompt mode

Launch a repeated print-mode prompt cleanly across the active display.

openpane 2 2 "claude -p 'summarize this repo'"