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Race

Category: Developer Tools
Rank: No. 2280Tools index
Previous survey · No. 2100 · 30 October 2026
Type: TOOL
Use case: Coding
Interfaces: Desktop
Date: Published Sep 21, 2026

About

Race is a terminal multiplexer that replaces a flat grid of terminal windows with an infinite, pannable canvas, letting a developer spatially arrange and scale many terminal sessions instead of losing track of them across tabs. It's aimed at developers running large numbers of concurrent AI coding-agent sessions, and is available for macOS with a newer Linux beta.

What it does

Race's site describes it as a terminal multiplexer laid out on a zoomable canvas: terminals are windows you place, group, mirror and pin rather than grid tiles. It says each shell lives in a detached process that survives restarts, and that a bundled MCP server lets coding agents read, type into and arrange terminals.

Stated on the product site

Platforms: macOS (Apple silicon and Intel) and Linux x86_64 downloads
Pricing: 14-day free trial, then a paid license to open new terminals
License price: EUR 99
Agent integration: Bundled MCP server with more than 40 tools, off by default
Session persistence: Each shell runs in its own detached PTY host and is restored after a restart
Keyboard protocol: Kitty keyboard protocol

Not stated on the site

The page does not say whether the €99 license is a one-time purchase or a subscription, or whether it covers future updates.
The page does not show how many machines one license covers.
The page does not describe a Windows build or say whether one is planned.
The page does not explain how the bearer token for MCP over HTTP is issued, scoped or rotated.

Written from the product site at race-term.com.

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