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Tabby – A Terminal for the Modern Age

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Resurfaced independently across 3 calendar years, with breakout response in 2 of them.

submissions
3
submitters
3
observed span
2022–2025
peak thread · 71 comments
54 pts
latest 20+ return · 2025-09-17
54 pts

Submission timeline

2007–2026

One slot for every year since HN launched. Height is that year's peak points; orange marks a 100+ point or 50+ comment breakout. Select a bar to open its strongest thread.

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If modern means slow, laggy and made with js then sure

Mk2000·54-point thread·

I see some electron stuff in there, looks to be another electron one? I’m genuinely curious if people just don’t care. I’m very battery aware and when I’m operating on battery power I make a conscious decision to not use electron or chromium stuff, so: sublimetext, kitty, safari, and so on. My battery on M1Max lasts me ages this way On AC power I don’t care and have a bazillion electron things running, but I still notice a pretty big…

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Breakout years
2

100+ points or 50+ comments

Total points
97

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Total comments
126

reference only — not used in Hall rules or ranking

Every submission

DateTitle as submittedByPointsComments
2022-04-27Tabby – A terminal for a more modern agemaydemir20
2023-07-05Tabby: A terminal for a more modern ageFirst breakoutnateb20224171
2025-09-17Tabby – A Terminal for the Modern AgeBest thread · Latest 20+ point returnmodinfo5455