Download insensical
Free. Pick your system below. It takes two or three steps, and the first window opens with a shell ready to go.
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Install it from the AUR
Use your usual AUR helper. The package is
insensical-bin, a prebuilt binary, so there's nothing to compile.yay -S insensical-bin - 2
Start it
Open it from your launcher, or run:
insensical
It updates along with the rest of your system. The package also ships a systemd user unit, disabled by default. Run systemctl --user enable --now insensical to have your layout ready at login.
Debian 12 and later, Ubuntu 24.04 and later, on x86-64.
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Download the package
Download the .debinsensical_0.1.0-1_amd64.deb · 12.2 MB
To verify the download:
echo "29cb908824cad76a38278c348ad85aaf6257edc6a01aff27e25232c5ccbe5c17 insensical_0.1.0-1_amd64.deb" | sha256sum -c - 2
Install it
From the folder you downloaded it to:
sudo apt install ./insensical_0.1.0-1_amd64.deb - 3
Start it
Open it from your launcher, or run:
insensical
There's no apt repository, so to update, download the new .deb and install it the same way.
macOS 13 and later, on Apple silicon. Intel Macs aren't supported.
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Install it with Homebrew
This also puts
iscon yourPATH.brew tap mah3uz/insensical https://github.com/mah3uz/insensical-release brew install --cask insensical - 2
Open it
From Launchpad, Spotlight or the Applications folder.
Or, without Homebrew
Download the disk image, open it, and drag insensical to Applications.
Download the disk imageinsensical-0.1.0-aarch64-apple-darwin.dmg · 8.0 MB
To verify the download:
echo "abdf36a2f99902b19e06fb586f6a7688b6f338cae9264ef23e9c94379d511776 insensical-0.1.0-aarch64-apple-darwin.dmg" | sha256sum -cThe app isn't signed with an Apple Developer ID or notarised, so macOS won't open a downloaded copy until you clear its quarantine flag with the command below. Homebrew does this for you.
xattr -dr com.apple.quarantine /Applications/insensical.appAny Linux on x86-64 with glibc 2.36 or later.
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Download the tarball
Download the tarballinsensical-0.1.0-x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu.tar.gz · 17.8 MB
To verify the download:
echo "ec2ea09bc94794bd4999a42b7f981426922d126bb64cc3903cd2b8cae6b6e8b0 insensical-0.1.0-x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu.tar.gz" | sha256sum -c - 2
Unpack it and put both programs on your PATH
Keep them in the same directory: the window starts the server from the
iscnext to it.tar -xzf insensical-0.1.0-x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu.tar.gz install -Dm755 insensical-0.1.0-x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu/insensical insensical-0.1.0-x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu/isc -t ~/.local/bin - 3
Start it
Run:
insensical
The tarball also includes a desktop entry, an icon, a systemd user unit and completions for bash, zsh and fish. The install page explains where each one goes.
After you install
Take a first session
Eight steps that take you from an empty window to splits, floating panes and finding the pane that needs you.
Connect your agents
The window offers to set this up on first launch, or you can run isc integrate. After that, Claude Code, Codex, Gemini CLI, opencode and pi report what they're doing.
Learn the keys
One shortcut shows every key binding, and the palette lists every command by name. You can rebind any of them.
Good to know
- You need a Nerd Font
- The interface uses Nerd Font glyphs for its icons. The default is JetBrainsMono Nerd Font, but any Nerd Font works; you can change it in settings.
- Updating never kills your programs
- Installing a new version only replaces files. The window tells you an update is ready, and the server switches over when you say so, with everything in your panes still running.
All files for 0.1.0
All releases| File | For | Size | SHA-256 |
|---|---|---|---|
| insensical_0.1.0-1_amd64.deb | Debian 12 and later, Ubuntu 24.04 and later | 12.2 MB | 29cb908824cad76a38278c348ad85aaf6257edc6a01aff27e25232c5ccbe5c17 |
| insensical-0.1.0-x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu.tar.gz | Any Linux on x86-64, glibc 2.36 or later | 17.8 MB | ec2ea09bc94794bd4999a42b7f981426922d126bb64cc3903cd2b8cae6b6e8b0 |
| insensical-0.1.0-aarch64-apple-darwin.dmg | macOS 13 and later, Apple silicon | 8.0 MB | abdf36a2f99902b19e06fb586f6a7688b6f338cae9264ef23e9c94379d511776 |