# Sidebridge

Native macOS sidebar for terminal-first developers to maintain project awareness

## Links

- Canonical Shipyard page: https://shipyardhq.dev/products/sidebridge
- Product website: https://www.sidebridge.app
- Category: https://shipyardhq.dev/categories/developer-tools
- Category: https://shipyardhq.dev/categories/productivity
- Category: https://shipyardhq.dev/categories/internal-tools
- Product type: https://shipyardhq.dev/product-types/saas
- Pricing model: https://shipyardhq.dev/pricing/free

## Facts

- Tagline: Native macOS sidebar for terminal-first developers to maintain project awareness
- Product type: SaaS
- Pricing model: Free
- Categories: Developer Tools, Productivity, Internal Tools
- Platforms: macOS
- Published: 2026-07-15
- Updated: 2026-07-15
- Maker: Buddy Hadry
- Verified product: no
- Upvotes: 0

## Description

Sidebridge is a native macOS Swift app designed for terminal-first developers who need continuous project context outside their IDE. It provides a floating sidebar that follows your active terminal pane or supported desktop apps like Codex and Claude Code, surfacing git status, diffs, file trees, and agent activity in real time.

**Key Features:**
- Floating sidebar that tracks active terminal panes and supported desktop apps (tmux, Codex CLI, Claude Code)
- Displays project context such as git status, diffs, file trees, and agent activity alongside your work
- Automatic focus switching without manual project pickers or mode changes
- Supports common terminal apps and integrates with Codex and Claude Code desktop apps
- Customizable sidebar layout with drag-and-drop module reordering and per-repo or global setups
- Matches terminal color palettes with 30+ themes for seamless visual integration

**Target Audience / Use Cases:**
- Terminal-first developers working with multiple repositories and agent-native workflows
- Developers using tmux, Codex CLI, Claude Code, or similar terminal stacks
- Users who want to maintain project awareness without switching apps or losing context
- Teams leveraging agent workflows and need live visibility into commits, diffs, and agent activity

**Pricing / Platform Notes:**
- Available exclusively for macOS
- Free to start with download available on the website

**Benefits / Value Proposition:**
- Reduces context switching by keeping project state visible outside the IDE
- Surfaces all relevant project information automatically based on active pane focus
- Helps developers stay aware of recent commits, tool calls, and agent interactions without hunting through logs
- Lightweight, native app that integrates deeply with terminal workflows and agent tools

## Rank History

| Period | Rank | Score | Browser requests | Browser visits | Upvotes |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-08-01 to 2026-09-01 | #1294 | 34 | 55 | 6 | 0 |
| 2026-07-01 to 2026-08-01 | #86 | 49 | 235 | 16 | 0 |

## Tags

- terminal sidebar
- project awareness
- macos developer tool
- git integration
- agent workflows
- terminal themes

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