What is Blade terminal?

Blade is a GPU-accelerated terminal emulator built in Rust, designed for running Claude Code with zero compromises. It features sub-5ms input latency, 60+ FPS rendering, cloud dev environments, and multiplayer sessions.

Yes. Blade is free with 5 cloud hours per month. Blade Pro at $8/month adds multiplayer and 25 cloud hours. Blade Ultra at $24/month includes 100 cloud hours and priority support.

What platforms does Blade support?

Blade runs on Windows, macOS, and Linux with native GPU backends (Vulkan, Metal, DX12) via the wgpu rendering library.

Does Blade work with Claude Code?

Yes. Blade supports Shift+Enter, 24-bit true color, bracketed paste mode, Kitty keyboard protocol, OSC sequences, mouse reporting, and focus tracking for full Claude Code compatibility.

The terminal built
for Claude Code

Name: Blade Terminal
Author: Blade

GPU-accelerated, built in Rust. The only terminal designed from the ground up for AI-native development.

15 Rust crates · 193 tests passing · Open source on GitLab

Download for your OS See it in action

blade

~/projects

claude

ssh prod

60+ FPS

GPU-accelerated rendering

<5ms

Input latency

Every device

Code from anywhere

Zero config

Works out of the box

Built for AI

The fastest terminal
for agentic development

GPU-accelerated rendering at 60+ FPS with sub-5ms input latency. Built in Rust with memory safety guarantees and TLS everywhere. Shift+Enter, Kitty keyboard protocol, and full Claude Code compatibility — no configuration required.

1 Download Blade for your platform from the downloads page
2 Install Claude Code — npm install -g @anthropic-ai/claude-code
3 Start building — type claude and go

blade — claude

Claude Code v1.0.0

Tip: Use Shift+Enter for multi-line input

> Build me a REST API with JWT auth

I'll create a REST API with JWT authentication.

Reading Cargo.toml...

Creating src/auth.rs...

Creating src/routes.rs...

Creating src/models.rs...

Done! Created 3 files, modified 2 files.

blade — shared session

Session shared · 2 participants

ross (driver) ~ cargo test --workspace

Compiling blade-mux v0.1.0

Compiling blade-protocol v0.1.0

test result: ok. 126 passed; 0 failed

alex 2:34 PM

Tests passing. Merging the PR now.

alex (observer) watching...

Multiplayer

Work together in
the same terminal

Share your terminal session with a single command. See who's connected, chat securely, and collaborate on code in real-time.

1 Share your session — run blade share to generate an invite code
2 Join instantly — your teammate runs blade join <code>
3 Collaborate — see live cursors, chat with E2E encryption, and switch driver/observer roles

Cloud

Scale your agents
to the cloud

Spin up cloud dev environments in seconds. Run dozens of AI agents in parallel without melting your laptop. Workspaces persist between sessions, auto-hibernate when idle, and resume instantly from any device.

1 Create an instance — run blade cloud create and you're live in seconds
2 Run your agents — full cloud compute for Claude Code, Codex, or any AI toolchain
3 Resume anywhere — pick up right where you left off from any device or browser