Split panes
Split a tab into side-by-side panes — the same host, a local shell, or another host from any vault.
Split panes
Split a tab into side-by-side panes, tmux-style, without leaving the app. A pane can run the same host again, a local shell, or a different host from any unlocked vault.
Split a tab
Use the Split pane button in the terminal header. Its menu has:
- Split right — ⌘D on macOS, Ctrl+Shift+E on Windows and Linux.
- Split down — ⌘⇧D on macOS, Ctrl+Shift+O on Windows and Linux.
- Split right with… / Split down with… — opens a picker.
A plain split opens a new session to the same target as the focused pane: another SSH session to that host, or the same local shell.
The same items are on the terminal's right-click menu, where Split with… opens the picker.
Split with another host or a shell
The picker lists Same as this pane, the shells on This computer, and every host in your unlocked vaults, grouped by vault. Type to filter, use Right / Down to pick the direction, and press Enter.
The new pane joins this tab, even when the host comes from another vault. Locked vaults are not listed; the picker tells you how many are hidden.
Work with panes
- Focus — click a pane, or ⌘⌥ + arrow (Alt + arrow on Windows and Linux). Panes without focus are dimmed.
- Resize — drag a divider. Double-click it to even out every pane in the tab.
- Zoom — ⌘⇧Enter (Ctrl+Shift+Z) fills the tab with the focused pane. Press it again to restore.
- Move pane to new tab — on the pane's right-click menu.
- Close pane — ⌘W / Ctrl+W, or Close pane on the right-click menu.
Limits / good to know
- A tab holds up to 9 panes.
- Split panes are a Pro feature. If your plan lapses, panes that are already open stay; only new splits are blocked.
- Splitting, closing or resizing never restarts the other panes.