FineTerm

The missing Connection Manager and Input Enhancer for macOS Terminal.

FineTerm is a lightweight, native Swift application designed to supercharge the stock macOS Terminal.app. It bridges the gap between the native terminal experience and the advanced session management features found in heavy third-party emulators like iTerm2 or SecureCRT.

It does not replace Terminal.app—it wraps it with a powerful session manager and injects nostalgic PuTTY-style "Pro" input behaviors that Unix and Windows admins have missed for years.

Key Features:

1. Connection Manager

• Organized: Group your SSH, Telnet, or local script commands into foldable folders.
• Smart Search: Instant "Spotlight-style" search with multi-word matching (e.g., "db prod" finds "Production DB Server").
• Drag & Drop: Reorder connections and organize groups intuitively.
• Import/Export: Share your server lists via JSON.
• Terminal Tab Naming: Automatically sets the Terminal tab title to your connection name.

2. "Pro" Input Interceptors

• Copy on Select: Simply dragging your mouse over text in the Terminal automatically copies it to the clipboard. No more Cmd+C.
• Paste on Right Click: Right-clicking anywhere in the Terminal window pastes your clipboard.
• Note: These features operate by intercepting mouse events specifically when Terminal is focused and injecting keystrokes.

3. The "Focus Loop"

• Configurable Global Hotkey (Default: Cmd+N):
• From Terminal: Press the hotkey to instantly bring the Connection List to the front.
• System-wide Mode: Optionally enable global mode to activate FineTerm from any application.
• Second Activation: When FineTerm is already focused, pressing the hotkey again instantly switches back to Terminal—perfect for quick glances at your connection list.
• Select your server, hit Enter, and it launches a new tab in your existing Terminal window.