GPUI Native Preview
This is the first public preview of the GPUI native OxideTerm line. Download this build only if you want to test the native UI migration, validate packaging, or report regressions. If you need the most stable daily driver today, use the current Tauri release instead.
Why Try This Preview
OxideTerm Native moves the main desktop experience from WebView/Tauri UI to a GPUI-based Rust native interface. The goal is a lighter, more direct terminal workspace for remote servers, while keeping the same local-first security model: no telemetry, no subscription gate, and credentials stored through the OS keychain.
Compared with the current Tauri line, this preview is meant to push further on:
- Lower UI/runtime overhead by removing the WebView from the main app shell.
- Native terminal and workspace rendering paths designed for smoother interaction under heavy terminal output.
- A Rust-first desktop architecture that keeps SSH, SFTP, port forwarding, file previews, settings, and OxideSens closer to the same native runtime.
- GPUI-native surfaces for the sidebar, connection workspace, terminal controls, AI context, plugin management, and settings.
- A packaging/updater path for the next native release line, including GPUI preview update channel discovery.
Included
- SSH workspace: saved connections, active sessions, terminal panes, SFTP, port forwarding, local shell, serial terminals, and connection monitoring.
- OxideSens: AI chat with terminal/workspace context, tool approval policy, provider configuration, model status checks, MCP/RAG/memory surfaces, and local redaction boundaries.
- Native settings and management views for connections, shortcuts, providers, themes, plugins, cloud sync, connection pools, and file previews.
- Cross-platform release artifacts for macOS, Windows, and Linux where the current packaging job succeeds.
Preview Caveats
This is not the recommended build for users who just want a stable SSH client. Expect UI parity gaps, platform-specific packaging bugs, and behavior that still needs comparison against the Tauri version. Please report issues with:
- OS and architecture.
- The downloaded asset name.
- What you clicked or ran.
- Screenshots or logs when possible.
Download Guidance
- macOS: prefer the
.dmgasset for normal testing. - Windows: prefer the
*-setup.exeinstaller asset. - Linux: use the available Linux artifact for your architecture and report distro-specific issues.
Installation Tips / 安装提示
macOS
Downloaded .dmg files are quarantined by Gatekeeper. Run in Terminal:
下载的 .dmg 文件会被 Gatekeeper 隔离，请在终端执行：
xattr -cr ~/Downloads/OxideTerm_*.dmg
# or after install / 或安装后
xattr -cr /Applications/OxideTerm.appWindows
If SmartScreen warns, click More info -> Run anyway.
若 SmartScreen 弹出警告，点击 更多信息 -> 仍要运行。
Linux
This GPUI preview currently ships Linux portable archives. Extract and run the binary inside:
此 GPUI 预览版当前提供 Linux portable 压缩包。解压后运行其中的二进制文件：
tar -xzf OxideTerm_*_linux_*.tar.gz
./OxideTerm_*_linux_*_portable/oxideterm-nativeIf a future Linux asset is published as AppImage or Debian package, use:
如果后续 Linux 资产以 AppImage 或 Debian 包发布，可使用：
# AppImage
chmod +x OxideTerm_*_linux_*.AppImage && ./OxideTerm_*_linux_*.AppImage
# Debian/Ubuntu
sudo dpkg -i OxideTerm_*_linux_*.deb && sudo apt-get install -fIf you are not intentionally testing the GPUI native preview, skip this release and use the stable Tauri build.