Run Commands Live, In Browser Tab Or Floating Panel

260716 · Type or copy-paste a command, watch it run live. In a browser tab, or a small floating panel. Your pick.

Require: Windows, macOS, or Linux, and a free app called Node.js. That is all.

Type a command. Hit run. Watch it stream live. No terminal window to find. No history lost when you close it.

The old way

You open a terminal. You run a command. You close the window. Next time, you retype it all again.

Ten commands, ten windows. You lose track of which one is doing what.

Two ways to run it

Pick the one that fits your moment.

  • Browser tab. Open it like a website. Run many commands in separate tabs, side by side.
  • Floating panel. A small window, always on top. It stays out of your way, but stays close.

Both run the same commands. Both save the same history. Switch between them any time.

What you get

  • Live output. Watch a command run in real time, no waiting for it to finish.
  • Many tabs. Each tab is its own terminal, its own folder, its own history.
  • Saved history. Every command you run is saved. Click any past one to run it again.
  • Favorites. Star a command, give it a label and a color. Find it fast next time.
  • File browser. Pick a script by clicking, not typing the full path.
  • Watch mode. Point it at a file or folder. It reruns your command the moment something changes.
  • Search. Find any word, in any past output, in any tab.

Nothing leaves your PC. No account, no cloud, no upload. It runs on your machine, for your machine.

Type your email. We send a zip file link. Inside, one folder, command-line-local-runner/:

  • 00-start/ — double-click launcher, one file per OS
  • cli-run/ — the tool itself, browser version
    • css/ — styles (base.css, input.css, sidebar.css, output.css, modals.css, responsive.css)
    • js/ — logic (state-globals.js, tabs-manager.js, run-command.js, output-display.js, history-sidebar.js, browse-files.js, ui-controls.js, init-startup.js)
    • server.js, index.html — the app files
  • cli-run-mini/ — the floating panel version (main.js, preload.js, package.json)
  • .10-documents/ — setup guide and how-to steps

You should not need ten terminal windows to run ten commands. One tab, or one small panel, does the job.

Pick your view, run your commands, and get on with your day. If this saved you from digging through terminal history ever again, a churro would make my week.

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