iterm2

is an open source replacement for Apple's Terminal. It's highly customizable and comes with a lot of useful features.

Use to download and install:

brew cask install iterm2

Here are some suggested settings you can change or set, they are all optional.

Set hot-key to open and close the terminal to command + option + i
Go to profiles -> Default -> Terminal -> Check silence bell to disable the terminal session from making any sound
Download and then set these to your default profile colors
Change the cursor text and cursor color to yellow make it more visible
Change the font to 14pt Source Code Pro Lite. Source Code Pro can be downloaded using brew tap caskroom/fonts && brew cask install font-source-code-pro
If you're using BASH instead of ZSH you can add export CLICOLOR=1 line to your ~/.bash_profilefile for nice coloring of listings

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is an open source replacement for Apple's Terminal. It's highly customizable and comes with a lot of useful features.

Use to download and install:

brew cask install iterm2

Here are some suggested settings you can change or set, they are all optional.

Set hot-key to open and close the terminal to command + option + i
Go to profiles -> Default -> Terminal -> Check silence bell to disable the terminal session from making any sound
Download and then set these to your default profile colors
Change the cursor text and cursor color to yellow make it more visible
Change the font to 14pt Source Code Pro Lite. Source Code Pro can be downloaded using brew tap caskroom/fonts && brew cask install font-source-code-pro
If you're using BASH instead of ZSH you can add export CLICOLOR=1 line to your ~/.bash_profilefile for nice coloring of listings