Can a chrome extension host a terminal emulator?

by pomdtr

3 min read

Last week, I wrote on using my browser as a terminal emulator. The post caught a lot of attention on lobster.rs, and I received some interesting feedback.

The most common criticism was that running a terminal from a browser tab was inherently insecure. There were also some concerns about the complexity of the setup, and the fact that it requires a server to run at all times.

I'm happy to report that I have a solution for both of these: Tweety is now distributed as a chrome extension!

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The case for using a web browser as your terminal

by pomdtr

5 min read

Note

Tweety has changed a lot since I've written this article, and is now distributed as a web extension. If this article catch your interest, you should read the following one to learn more about the new features.

I don't actively use a terminal emulator app on my computer anymore, and use tweety instead from my web browser. I think you should consider doing the same.

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