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Cate

An infinite zoomable canvas where terminals, editors, and browsers float spatially.

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Cate is a desktop IDE that replaces tabbed layouts with an infinite zoomable canvas. Editors, terminals, browsers, and AI agent panels are arranged freely on the surface, can float, dock, or detach into separate windows, and layouts are saved per project. It is built with Electron and runs on macOS, Windows, and Linux.

5 alternatives to Cate

Ranked by how well each tool replaces Cate: shared features, audience, price and popularity.

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    Covers 0 of 7 key features and has a free plan.

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  4. Polypane

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  5. Caret

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    Covers 0 of 7 key features and has a free plan.

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