Show HN: A terminal glued to the macOS dock
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Published by Hacker News · Show HN (50+ points) (T2 source). The original is at https://github.com/palamim/starboard.
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SummaryDeveloper created Starboard, a floating terminal that occupies the empty space to the right of the macOS dock, providing a persistent shell visible across all desktops for running one-off commands like opening projects in VSCode.
Why it mattersConcrete macOS-specific tool for a real developer friction: keeping a terminal reachable across many desktops without dedicating screen space. Useful as a workflow pattern reference.

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