Warp
Warp takes a fundamentally different approach than iTerm2 by putting AI assistance and structured output at the center of the terminal experience. If you like your terminal to feel more like a guided workspace than a blank prompt, Warp’s agent-first workflow can help you plan, execute, and iterate without constantly context-switching.
Day to day, it shines when you want repeatable, “click-to-run” workflows: people point to the sidebar with favorite commands ready to run as the kind of convenience you don’t typically get from classic terminal emulators. Warp’s “Blocks” model also makes it easier to keep command sequences and outputs organized, and some users highlight the combination of Blocks and Drive for keeping everything under control.
The main trade-off versus iTerm2 is that Warp can feel like a lot at first—especially if you have years of muscle memory—because many features ship enabled by default. The good news is it’s highly configurable: you can turn off AI features and switch the UI back toward classic, which helps if you want selective AI without a full terminal “re-think.”
Best for
Ideal for developers and platform teams who want an AI- and workflow-oriented terminal instead of a traditional emulator.
Standout features
- ✓AI agent assistance inside the terminal
- ✓Block-based command and output organization
- ✓Sidebar of saved, one-click commands
- ✓Highly configurable classic-style mode
