Warp (terminal)

Warp
Initial release2020
Written in Rust
Operating systemmacOS, Linux
LicenseProprietary
Websitewarp.dev

Warp is a proprietary terminal emulator written in Rust available for macOS and Linux. Notable features include Warp Drive for sharing commands across teams, Warp AI for command suggestions and assistance, and an IDE with text selection and cursor positioning (including multiple cursors).[1][2][3][4]

History

Warp was founded in June 2020 by Zach Lloyd, former Principal Engineer at Google and interim CTO at TIME.[5] Lloyd and an early engineering team decided to develop Warp as a modern version of the command line terminal. Warp was built natively in Rust.[6]

In April 2023, Warp announced Warp AI, which integrated an OpenAI large language model chatbot into the terminal.[7] In June 2023, Warp introduced Warp Drive for collaboration on the command line, which allowed developers to create and share templated commands with their teams using inbuilt cloud storage.[8][9][10]

In June 2023, Warp announced a $50 million Series B funding round led by Sequoia Capital. Warp previously raised a $17 million Series A led by Dylan Field, CEO of Figma, and a $6 million seed round led by GV with participation from BoxGroup and Neo.[3][11] Notable angel investors include Sam Altman, Marc Benioff, Jeff Weiner, and Elad Gil.[1][12]

In February 2024, Warp was officially released for Linux, sharing almost 98% of the underlying codebase with its macOS version.[13]

See also

References

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  2. ^ Daily, S. E. (2022-04-07). "Warp Terminal with Zach Lloyd". Software Engineering Daily. Retrieved 2023-11-20.
  3. ^ a b Lardinois, Frederic (2022-04-05). "Warp raises $23M to build a better terminal". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2023-11-20.
  4. ^ Jan (2023-07-05). "Warp: A Compelling Alternative to iTerm2". Mind The Virtualization. Retrieved 2023-11-20.
  5. ^ "Zach Lloyd Led the Google Sheets Team; With Warp, He's Answering Developers' Need for Speed". Primary VC. Retrieved 2023-11-20.
  6. ^ "Jamstack Radio | Ep. #115, Reimagining Terminals with Zach Lloyd of Warp". Heavybit. 2022-12-09. Retrieved 2023-11-20.
  7. ^ Lardinois, Frederic (2023-03-16). "Warp brings an AI bot to its terminal". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2023-11-20.
  8. ^ "Announcing Warp Drive and team collaboration for the terminal". www.warp.dev. Retrieved 2023-11-20.
  9. ^ Perkins, James. "Warp is the future of terminals". jamesperkins.dev. Retrieved 2023-11-20.
  10. ^ "Back to the terminal of the future with Zach Lloyd, Founder & CEO of Warp (Changelog Interviews #555)". Changelog. 2023-08-30. Retrieved 2023-11-20.
  11. ^ Synchronized. "Warp's Reinvention of the Command Line Terminal for Modern Developers". www.gv.com. Retrieved 2023-11-20.
  12. ^ Partovi, Ali; Cohen, Emily (2022-04-05). "Warp comes out of its shell". Neo News. Retrieved 2023-11-20.
  13. ^ "Warp, the modern terminal, is now available for Linux".