Simple idea, and I like that it's open source. Does it keep working when you're SSH'd into another machine or inside tmux, or is it for the local terminal only? 🤔
love that it's shell-agnostic rather than tied to one terminal emulator's config format. does it read exit codes/job state by wrapping the shell itself, or is there a small snippet you have to source in your shell rc for it to hook into prompt/job events?
Curious what you run in your bar day-to-day! Is it easy to pipe in custom stuff like Git branches, active K8s context, or CPU load?
Wow, that's a simple but really cool idea. I wonder how it will work with Warp and Ghostty.
A status bar that works in any terminal is a genuinely handy idea, especially for long running builds where you want to glance at progress without switching windows. Simple and useful, which is the best kind of tool.
I hadn’t really thought about a status bar for the terminal before seeing this. Now I’m trying to figure out what I’d actually want it to show.
I’m wondering what people end up putting in the bar most often. There are a few things I’d want visible while working in a terminal.
I spend enough time in terminals that I can see myself finding this useful.
About statusbar on Product Hunt
“a statusbar for any terminal”
statusbar launched on Product Hunt on October 1st, 2026 and earned 139 upvotes and 14 comments, placing #7 on the daily leaderboard. A status bar for any terminal.
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Simple idea, and I like that it's open source. Does it keep working when you're SSH'd into another machine or inside tmux, or is it for the local terminal only? 🤔