@davidcelis: Panic continues to prove that companies don’t have to be bad, actually

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Hey there, I’m David! I’m a Senior Staff Engineer working on FireHydrant (where I write APIs) out in Portland, Ore. (where I drink IPAs). I write about tech (rarely), food (often), and whatever else is on my mind.

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Panic continues to prove that companies don’t have to be bad, actually

An excerpt of email from Panic about Prompt 3.5:

“Hello!!

It's me, Cabel, here with an Official Panic Communication®. It's been a while, and I hope you're doing well.

Sometimes, usually in internet comments, we see people wonder out loud: "does Panic even make Mac or iOS apps anymore?! What with all the video games and the Playdate?"

The answer is: absolutely!

We have a (small, as always) team building apps every day. Transmit, Nova, and Prompt, are all in active development.

And today, we're excited to announce Prompt 3.5, a big update to our terminal emulator!

> Click here to get Prompt 3.5 on the Mac App Store Icon App Store!

(It includes a free trial mode, so you can test it out a little bit before you commit.)

• What is Prompt?

Prompt is our terminal emulator / SSH client. It supports local (on Mac) connections, SSH, Telnet, Eternal Terminal, and Mosh. It syncs your favorite servers between devices for fast connections. It's highly customizable. It's GPU accelerated for maximum speed. And, unlike many other clients, it's 100% Apple-native, of course.

You can learn more on the Prompt 3 website.

And, when you buy Prompt 3, you get four platforms for one price: a Mac version, and iPad version, and iOS version, and now…

• What's New in Prompt 3.5?

1. Apple Vision Pro! Yes, we've just added support for Apple's spatial computing powerhouse to our terminal emulator. With a clean, beautiful interface and fast emulation, Prompt is an incredible SSH app for a very special device. It's surprisingly productive having lots of terminal windows open and physically surrounding you. Apple Vision Pro joins our Mac, iOS, and iPadOS versions, at no extra cost. One app, one price, four platforms.

2. "Terminal 33" Immersive Scene. But we didn't stop there — oh no. With the tap of a button in Prompt 3.5 on your Apple Vision Pro, you'll be instantly transported into a very special immersive scene built by us here at Panic — a highly detailed, cyberpunky hacker space that we call "Terminal 33". If you need to work on a server, there is simply no more enjoyable way to get your work done. You won't believe how amazing it looks. Did anyone ask for this? No. Does anyone need it? Definitely not. Is it fun? Oh yes:

A cool animated .gif of Terminal 33 running on Apple Vision Pro

Want to see a longer video of this wild thing? Check it out over on YouTube.

3. Much Lower Price. We won't mince words: everything feels really expensive in the world right now. And while, sadly, we can't control the world, we can control Panic. So we wanted to give you a break. We've dramatically lowered the price of Prompt — both the yearly subscription, and the one-time purchase cost, if you prefer ownership. We know it's not much in the big picture, but we hope it helps you get your work done, for a little less.”

Mar 24, 2026 at 3:54 PM UTC Embarcadero / San Francisco / CA 64°F and clear (AQI 34 ) Bluesky❤️ 3

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