Your whole dev stack, go for launch.

Gomander is a free, open-source desktop app that starts, watches and organises every command your project runs.

GPL-3macOSWindowsLinux

Example projectPress next to “dev stack”, or click any Command to read its output.

Twelve terminals is not a launch procedure.

Modern projects need a database, an API, a frontend, a worker and a webhook listener before you write a line of code. So every morning starts with the same ritual, and every new teammate has to learn it by heart.

Morning procedureRev. 14

01~~Open a terminal. cd services/api, go run ./cmd/api~~
02~~New tab. cd apps/web, pnpm dev~~
03~~New tab. docker compose up postgres, wait for it~~
04~~Restart the api, because it started before the database~~
05~~New tab. The worker. Which directory was it again?~~
06~~Scroll four tabs to find the one that crashed~~
07~~Re-run the stripe listener you forgot yesterday~~
08~~Explain all of the above to the new hire~~

With Gomander

01Press Launch “dev stack”.

See what it runs

One console. Every process in sight.

Gomander keeps each Command of your project on its own station: what it runs, where it runs, and what it is saying right now.

Stn 1 · Output

A real terminal for every Command

Full ANSI colour, clickable links, a timestamp on every line and 10,000 lines of scrollback.⌘F / Ctrl F jumps from match to match.

Stn 2 · Caution & warning

Error Patterns

Add substrings like “[nodemon] app crashed” to a Command. When a line matches, its row turns red, even if the process never exits.

Stn 3 · Group bus

Command Groups

Bundle the Commands that belong together and launch or stop them as one. Every group shows how many of its Commands are running.

Stn 4 · Project load

"scripts": {
  "dev": "vite",
  "test": "vitest --watch",
  "storybook": "storybook dev -p 6006",
}

Projects, set up in seconds

Commands live under a Project, each with its own working directory, relative or absolute. Start a Project from a package.json, then export it so a teammate imports exactly the Commands they need.

Fly it from anywhere.

Gomander runs a small REST API on your machine. Your scripts, Raycast or an AI agent can list your Commands, launch a group and stop it again, without opening the window.

Local APIlocalhost:9001–9100

GET/commandsevery Command and whether it is running
POST/commands/{id}/runstart one
POST/commands/{id}/stopstop one
GET/command-groupsgroups with their running counts
POST/command-groups/{id}/runlaunch a whole group
POST/command-groups/{id}/stopstop a whole group

# the first port that answers is Gomander
$ curl localhost:9001/discovery
{"app":"Gomander"}

$ curl -X POST localhost:9001/command-groups/$ID/run

Raycast window listing four Gomander Command Groups (Editor, Panel, Favorites, Playground) with a “Start command group” action. — The official Raycast extension, built on the same API.

Cleared for launch.

Free and open source under GPL-3. The app updates itself from here on, so this is the only download you need.

macOS

v1.9.0

The macOS build is not signed yet (the Apple certificate costs $100 a year). After installing, clear the quarantine flag once:

sudo xattr -d com.apple.quarantine /Applications/gomander.app

Windows

v1.9.0

Linux

v1.9.0

Other builds and release notes on GitHub Releases. Commands that need a full TUI, like ngrok’s dashboard, are not supported yet.