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Origami

Switch projects without rebuilding your setup.

Origami is a Mac workspace manager for developers who switch between projects. You keep each project's terminals, coding agents, saved commands, and tasks together.

by Ricardo Bucho

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Helps you Work with AI coding agents 10 Work with Git 12 Manage to-dos & tasks 43 Plan & manage projects 24

What you get

You can switch projects without rebuilding your terminal and agent setup.

You get a separate workspace for each coding project, so returning to work doesn't mean hunting through tabs or reopening the right folders. Your terminals, agents, and saved commands stay grouped by project, while you keep using your own shell configuration, dotfiles, and aliases.

You can inspect code changes, add line comments, stage files, commit, and push without opening a separate Git client. Run your own coding agents alongside your terminals, and view their published Markdown, JSON, HTML, and Mermaid output inside the workspace, with saved versions to revisit.

You also get a Kanban board for each project, keeping bugs, larger tasks, comments, and attachments close to the code they concern. Keyboard shortcuts and a command palette let you navigate without reaching for the mouse, while Unfold turns a plain-language command request into text at your prompt.

  • Resume projects with less setup

    You return to grouped terminals, agents, and saved commands instead of reconstructing each project's tabs.

  • Keep your familiar shell

    You use your existing shell configuration, dotfiles, and aliases in every terminal tab.

  • Finish Git reviews in place

    You can read diffs, comment on lines, stage changes, commit, and push without switching to another Git app.

  • Keep tasks beside your code

    You track each project's bugs and larger tasks on its own Kanban board, including comments, attachments, and card history.

  • Revisit agent output

    You view supported artifacts from your coding agents inside the workspace and return to saved versions.

Best for

  • You regularly switch between coding projects
  • You run coding agents alongside terminal sessions
  • You want project tasks and Git reviews near your code

Skip it if

You probably don't need it if a few terminal tabs already cover your work and you don't need project-specific agents, Git reviews, or task boards.

Screenshots

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From the developer

Origami is a workspace manager for Mac. Group your agents, terminals, and saved commands by project — so switching projects means switching workspaces, not scrambling to reassemble your setup. Every tab runs your own shell, with your config, dotfiles, and aliases right where you left them.
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