1DevTool Blog
Hands-on guides for Claude Code, Codex CLI, and Gemini CLI. Head-to-head comparisons vs Cursor, Copilot, Windsurf, and VS Code. Workflows for multi-agent coding, persistent terminals, and agentic development.
May 22, 2026
Drag Files Into Any Terminal — No More Typing PathsDrop a file from Finder or the File Tree onto any terminal to insert its path instantly — AI terminals get @mention syntax, shell terminals get properly escaped paths.
May 21, 2026
A New Look: Stoic Themes and Bundled Nerd FontStoic Dark and Stoic Light are the new default themes — a warm, calm palette for long sessions. Plus, JetBrainsMono Nerd Font ships in the box so icon glyphs render everywhere from day one.
May 21, 2026
Quickstart everywhere: 1DevTool's new welcome screen, one-click agent launchers, and editor back in the centerv1.18.7 turns the empty state into a launchpad: a welcome screen with five project-picker tiles, six color-matched agent buttons on empty terminals, the editor back in the center column, and two new built-in layouts — Terminal Center and Terminal Right.
May 20, 2026
Toolbelt for AI agents: 1DevTool gives Claude, Codex, and friends HTTP and database toolsv1.18.6 adds two MCP servers that hand AI agents the tools they kept asking you to use for them: a `request` tool for HTTP through your project's auth and environment, and a `1devtool-database` server for queries that respect safe mode without exposing credentials.
May 10, 2026
Edit Mermaid diagrams visually — no more hand-tweaking syntax until the layout looks rightv1.18.3 ships a full visual editor for Mermaid diagrams: click any rendered diagram in markdown to open a lightbox, drag nodes, recolor, restyle edges, and save the layout back into the source. Plus on-the-fly startup command presets and a saner Mermaid renderer for AI-generated diagrams.
May 5, 2026
Start AI agent workflows from a template — channels in v1.18.0Multi-agent runs always begin with the same orchestration boilerplate. v1.18.0 ships built-in templates for Fix Bug, Code Review, PR Review, Write Tests, Audit, Refactor, plus a dedicated channel workspace, faster routing, and a friendlier Free tier.
May 3, 2026
Stop scrolling your sidebar: nested project groups and search arrive in 1DevToolTwenty projects in a flat list is a scroll job. v1.17.4 introduces nested project groups, sidebar search, a Prettier-style prompt formatter, and PRO config export so you can keep all that organization when you move machines.
May 2, 2026
OpenCode Now Runs Inside the 1DevTool WorkspaceOpenCode is now a first-class agent in 1DevTool. Launch the full TUI inside your workspace, resume sessions from the Resume dialog, autocomplete slash commands, and find your OpenCode prompts in Prompt History.
Apr 24, 2026
Open Files from Finder Straight into Your WorkspaceSet 1DevTool as the default app for .md, .json, .yml, and .txt files, and double-clicking them opens straight into your workspace — in the right project, ready to edit or send to an AI agent.
Apr 23, 2026
Build and Run iOS/Android Apps Without Leaving Your WorkspaceA new Build panel in 1DevTool lets you compile and install iOS or Android apps directly onto the simulator mirror — no switching to Xcode or Android Studio. Write, build, and see the result in one window.
Apr 22, 2026
iOS Simulator Mirror and an IDE-Style Database Workspace in 1DevTool1DevTool v1.17.0 brings a live iOS simulator with real input and inspection, plus a tabbed database workspace, global HTTP/DB state, and terminal focus mode.
Apr 19, 2026
Switch Multiple Claude Code Accounts, Track Token Usage, and Manage AI Memory in One WorkspaceSave multiple OAuth logins per AI agent behind your OS keychain, track real tokens and cost per model from local session files, and browse every agent memory across projects as a list or an interactive graph.