Waffle – Native macOS terminal that auto-tiles sessions into a grid

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Hi HN. I built Waffle because I kept ending up with 15 terminal windows scattered across three spaces with no idea what was running where. Splitting/merging in iTerm kind of works but it never felt intuitive to me. With that in mind, I built something to suit my workflow: Waff...

Published: Apr 11, 2026
First seen: Apr 11, 2026

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Why it matters

Primary discovery source is Hacker News.

Key Features

Primary public product URL is https://waffle.baby/.
Description: Hi HN. I built Waffle because I kept ending up with 15 terminal windows scattered across three spaces with no idea what was running where. Splitting/merging in iTerm kind of works but it never felt intuitive to me. Wi....
Listed on Hacker News as "Waffle – Native macOS terminal that auto-tiles sessions into a grid".
Source description: Hi HN. I built Waffle because I kept ending up with 15 terminal windows scattered across three spaces with no idea what was running where. Splitting/merging in iTerm kind of works but it never felt intuitive to me. Wi....
Source publish date is 2026-04-11.

Use Cases

Primary discovery source is Hacker News.
Hacker News mention is recent (2026-04-11).
Primary public product URL is https://waffle.baby/.
Description: Hi HN. I built Waffle because I kept ending up with 15 terminal windows scattered across three spaces with no idea what was running where. Splitting/merging in iTerm kind of works but it never felt intuitive to me. Wi....
Listed on Hacker News as "Waffle – Native macOS terminal that auto-tiles sessions into a grid".

Why Now

Waffle – Native macOS terminal that auto-tiles sessions into a grid is appearing on fresh discovery surfaces, so it is worth reviewing while momentum is still forming. Confidence is currently low (41/100), so treat this as an early signal rather than a settled trend.

Community Signals

Trend score

2.5

24h momentum

Rising

Hacker News points

Rising

Facts / Signals / Inference / Unknowns

Facts

Listed on Hacker News as "Waffle – Native macOS terminal that auto-tiles sessions into a grid".
Source description: Hi HN. I built Waffle because I kept ending up with 15 terminal windows scattered across three spaces with no idea what was running where. Splitting/merging in iTerm kind of works but it never felt intuitive to me. Wi....
Source publish date is 2026-04-11.
Description: Hi HN. I built Waffle because I kept ending up with 15 terminal windows scattered across three spaces with no idea what was running where. Splitting/merging in iTerm kind of works but it never felt intuitive to me. Wi....
Primary public product URL is https://waffle.baby/.

Signals

Hacker News mention is recent (2026-04-11).
Primary discovery source is Hacker News.

Inference

Trust data is still pending

The evidence pipeline has not produced enough structured trust blocks for this product yet.

Unknowns

Documentation is not explicitly linked in the current allowed evidence set.
No tagline is stored on the current product record.
Pricing details are not explicitly linked in the current allowed evidence set.
Recent changelog or release history is not explicitly linked in the current allowed evidence set.

Evidence Snapshots

Waffle – Native macOS terminal that auto-tiles sessions into a grid
Listed on Hacker News as "Waffle – Native macOS terminal that auto-tiles sessions into a grid".
Source page snapshotCaptured: Apr 11, 2026
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Waffle – Native macOS terminal that auto-tiles sessions into a grid official profile
Primary public product URL is https://waffle.baby/.
Official websiteCaptured: Apr 11, 2026
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