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TermSurf runs real browser engines in your shell so you can test your webapp without leaving your terminal.
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TerminalBrowserShell
Install Astrohacker TermSurf
Homebrew cask · Apple silicon macOS
brewtapastrohackerlabs/astrohacker
brewtrustastrohackerlabs/astrohacker
brewinstall--caskastrohacker
Then open Astrohacker TermSurf.app from Applications.
Try this next
From a TermSurf pane · webview overlays that shell
# default engine (Chromium)
$ahwebexample.com
# WebKit in another pane
$ahwebexample.com--browser webkit
# separate Chromium profile
$ahwebexample.com--profile work
# engine + profile together
$ahwebexample.com--browser webkit--profile work
Illustration of Astrohacker TermSurf
Shell next to real browser webviews—each ahweb overlays one shell pane (the prompt is still underneath).
Astrohacker TermSurf
shell
# default engine (Chromium)
$ahwebexample.com
# WebKit in another pane
$ahwebexample.com--browser webkit
# separate Chromium profile
$ahwebexample.com--profile work
# engine + profile together
$ahwebexample.com--browser webkit--profile work
# one ahweb per pane — webview overlays that shell;
# exit the webview to see the prompt again
Chromium: Profile A
URL
http://localhost:3000
App preview
Chromium: Profile B
URL
http://localhost:5173
WebKit
URL
https://example.test
independent engine
How panes work: Run ahweb in a shell pane. A real browser webview is overlaid on that pane—the shell is still there underneath until you exit the webview. Multi-engine means multi-pane launches, not one command for the whole window.