# Add terminal to Node-RED editor

**URL:** <https://discourse.nodered.org/t/add-terminal-to-node-red-editor/98039>\
**Category:** Feature Requests\
**Created:** [8 July 2025 16:02 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/add-terminal-to-node-red-editor/98039 "2025-07-08T16:02:20Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![AllanOricil](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/allanoricil/32/106911_2.png) [@AllanOricil](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/AllanOricil)\
**Post date:** [8 July 2025 16:02 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/add-terminal-to-node-red-editor/98039/1 "2025-07-08T16:02:20Z")

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Can we have a terminal in the Node-RED editor like the one available in vscode? I think it makes sense to have it part of the editor because as a developer Im always interacting with an external rerminal when working with Node-RED

 ![tabs](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/3X/5/2/524efc9175b4d53bda71aee55d6b3cb8dbfb3f35.png)

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**Author:** ![LosinIt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/439d5e/32.png) [@LosinIt](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/LosinIt)\
**Post date:** [8 July 2025 16:06 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/add-terminal-to-node-red-editor/98039/2 "2025-07-08T16:06:47Z")

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I, for one, don't like this idea. I much rather have a real terminal alongside and the added complexity to the Editor just doesn't seem worth it. Then again, I really don't know about that last point so what do I know?

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**Author:** ![gregorius](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/gregorius/32/73816_2.png) [@gregorius](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/gregorius)\
**Post date:** [8 July 2025 16:10 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/add-terminal-to-node-red-editor/98039/3 "2025-07-08T16:10:11Z")

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Has been done by Master @BartButenaers --\> [GitHub - bartbutenaers/node-red-contrib-xterm: A Node-RED node terminal front-end, to execute backend CLI commands](https://github.com/bartbutenaers/node-red-contrib-xterm)

EDIT: BTW over at flows ==\> [node-red-contrib-xterm (node) - Node-RED](https://flows.nodered.org/node/node-red-contrib-xterm) ==\> the readme is empty ... is there something gone wrong? @flowfuse

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**Author:** ![AllanOricil](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/allanoricil/32/106911_2.png) [@AllanOricil](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/AllanOricil)\
**Post date:** [8 July 2025 16:17 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/add-terminal-to-node-red-editor/98039/4 "2025-07-08T16:17:29Z")

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@BartButenaers your project looks awesome. I just wanted that the terminal could be always visible when any of the side panels are open. Could you do it?

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/1X/d073cd938eafa2e558d7c2cd59003b3ef4963033.png) [@system](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/system)\
**Post date:** [6 September 2025 16:18 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/add-terminal-to-node-red-editor/98039/5 "2025-09-06T16:18:12Z")

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