Herdr has released native app
- ID
- 41228
- Status
- summarized
- Published
- 30 Oct 2026, 8:42 AM
- Fetched
- 30 Oct 2026, 11:40 PM
- Provider
- Hacker News
- Category
- dev-community
- Original URL
- https://github.com/herdrdev/herdr-app
- Source URL
- https://hnrss.org/best
Summary
- Score
- 7.0
- Created
- 30 Oct 2026, 11:41 PM
- Tags
- Audience
- developersvibe_codersai_agent_users
What happened
Herdr is an Apache-2.0 desktop app that wraps terminals and coding agents: work is organised into spaces (one machine, usually one repo) split into tabs and panes, and terminals keep running after you close the window. Install is a one-line script on Linux/macOS (`curl -fsSL https://releases.herdr.dev/app/install.sh | sh`) or PowerShell on Windows 10 1803+, with macOS builds Apple Silicon-only — Intel Macs must build from source, and Linux needs a desktop session plus a working Vulkan driver. The repo shows 718 stars, 54 forks and 142 commits, and its HN launch thread drew 300 points and 195 comments.
Why it matters
It's free and Apache-2.0, so trying it costs nothing but time — however, check hardware before recommending it to a team: Linux machines without a working Vulkan driver and anyone on an Intel Mac cannot use the prebuilt app at all. Note also that both installers pipe a remote script into a shell and will install `herdr-core` if missing, so read install.sh / install.ps1 before running either on a work machine. No Malaysian or SEA-specific angle appears in the source.
Discussion angle
Does a purpose-built agent workspace — spaces/panes that show which agent needs you and keep terminals alive after the window closes — actually beat tmux plus a notification hook, and would you trade a piped install script for that convenience?