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Who uses, recommends or left iTerm2, in their own words: each a verbatim quote with a link to where it was said.
17 people
The best terminal for Mac OS.
His /uses page, "My tools, gear and apps", a one-line verdict on each thing he uses; it states that some of its links can contain referrals. The date here is the last commit to the page's own source file, app/(main)/uses/page.tsx in his site repo ivolivares/iolivares.com-v2025, whose contents match the quoted lines.
2026-03-29·iolivares.com ↗
Love this terminal, I especially like being able to create keyboard shortcuts that run terminal commands.
His /uses page covering every part of his setup; the page discloses that a few of the links are affiliate links. Page carries no date; 2019-08-20 is its first Internet Archive snapshot.
2019-08-20·adamwathan.me ↗
I use iTerm2 as my terminal, I can’t live without the splits!
An interview in "The Setup", the usesthis.com series that asks people what hardware and software they use to get their work done. Answers are in their own words.
2013-07-02·usesthis.com ↗
I've recently become a huge fan of iterm2 instead of the default Terminal. The transparency is lovely, and the visual tab alerts tell me when long jobs have finished running.
Her written "Uses This" interview, from when she was chief scientist at bitly.
2011-07-27·usesthis.com ↗
I use iTerm2. A friend told me about it a while ago. I switched to it and haven't looked back.
His /uses page, split into gear and software, last updated 04/26/2020 per the page itself.
2020-04-26·joeprevite.com ↗
On my laptop and desktop computers, I just have a Chrome web browser and terminal window open most of the time (I like iTerm2 for macOS).
His Uses This interview, on whiteboards, redundant hardware and software minimalism.
2019-06-20·usesthis.com ↗
Because CLI is the way to go
His /uses page, "a list of all gadgets and softwares that I use daily for work, hobby & fun", with a one-line verdict on each. The date here is the last commit to the page's own content file, app/data/usesData.ts in his site repo ishubhamsingh/my-portfolio.
2026-03-15·ishubhamsingh.dev ↗
iTerm2 with Oh my Zsh and Starship
His /uses page listing the applications, extensions and equipment he works with. The date here is the last commit to the page's own source file, content/rootPage/uses.mdx in his site repo sreetamdas/sreetamdas.com.
2024-07-14·sreetamdas.com ↗
iTerm2 + Oh My Zsh, my default terminal.
His /uses page, "Apps, tools and devices that I use", published 1 December 2019 and stamped "last update: 30 aug 2023".
2023-08-30·pouria.dev ↗
I have it on $PATH as p, and ⌘-0 brings up iTerm2, so I can do
Blog post describing his personal password and secret management setup
2022-12-28·words.filippo.io ↗
I use iTerm2 as my terminal with the Z Shell rather than bash. No real reason other than I started using it after moving over to using dotfiles and I like the plugin and theme system.
His /uses page, "Software and hardware that I use". The date here is the page's own article:published_time metadata.
2020-01-30·marclittlemore.com ↗
My typical coding setup is emacs in iTerm2, with Z Shell for the shell.
Her Uses This interview, on the laptop she regrets and the tools she codes and writes in.
2019-01-15·usesthis.com ↗
iTerm 2 (macOS Specific) is a replacement for Terminal and the successor to iTerm.
His post "My Personal Development Environment" (3 April 2018), a walkthrough of every tool he installs on a new machine.
2018-04-03·blog.praveen.science ↗
Pretty standard setup: a 13" MacBook Pro. I spend almost all my time in iTerm 2 and Chrome.
His Uses This interview, on his writing, development and music tools.
2014-08-19·usesthis.com ↗
For shell sessions I don't go through X; instead, I run iTerm2 and then connect to remote screen sessions via ssh.
His Uses This interview, on his laptops, remote shells and writing toolchain.
2012-05-18·usesthis.com ↗
I tend to stick with TextMate, Xcode and iTerm2 most of the day.
His written "Uses This" interview, listing his top-of-mind favourite tools for coding, writing, music and automation.
2011-12-02·usesthis.com ↗
For development I use Chrome, vim (vim config), Textmate, and iTerm2.
His written "Uses This" interview, from when he was building Khan Academy.
2011-07-25·usesthis.com ↗
Every entry is a verbatim quote and a link to the public post it came from. Nothing is paraphrased. If it is not on record somewhere public, it is not here.
The verdict is what they actually said: loved and liked are explicit; recommended means they told others to get it; uses means they only say they use it; read is a book on their public shelf with no verdict; mixed and disliked are kept too.
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