nodeterm vs OpenCode Superapp: Features, Pricing & Which Is Better (2026)
A side-by-side comparison of nodeterm and OpenCode Superapp — features, pricing, and ideal use cases — to help you decide which AI tool fits your workflow.
nodeterm
Enes Kırca
A node-based terminal manager that puts real terminals and coding agents as draggable nodes on an infinite canvas, with tmux-backed persistent sessions.
Key features
- Everything Is a Node: Right-click the infinite canvas to open a terminal, an AI agent, a sticky note, a Monaco editor, a diff view or a web/video node, then arrange them spatially like a map instead of stacking tabs.
- Persistent tmux Sessions: Every node runs in its own tmux session, so quitting the app or restarting the machine restores each terminal and agent exactly where it left off.
- Hook-Driven Agent Status: Pulsing RUNNING and NEEDS YOU badges come from agent hooks rather than output scraping, with subagent cards showing live transcripts, a per-node context meter, OS notifications and MacBook notch presence.
- In-Node Permission Prompts: Click the notification when an agent blocks, answer the permission prompt directly in the node, and get told the moment the turn completes.
- Kanban View of Live Sessions: Toggle any project between canvas and a Trello-style board with a keyboard shortcut; cards are the running sessions and open into the real terminal with members, due dates, priority and comments.
- Wired Agent Context: Draw an edge between two agent nodes so each can read the other's context on demand, and branch a conversation into a fresh node without losing the original thread.
- Three Surfaces, One Session: Run nodeterm as a macOS/Linux desktop app, as a self-hosted browser app via Server Edition, or from an iOS companion paired by QR code that continues the same live session end-to-end encrypted.
- On-Device Voice Input: Hold a keyboard shortcut to dictate to a terminal using on-device Whisper, review the transcription and send it, with audio never leaving the machine.
Best for
- Parallel Agent Supervision: Run Claude, Codex and Gemini side by side as canvas nodes and see at a glance which one is working and which one is waiting on you.
- Long-Running Session Recovery: Keep multi-hour agent runs and build shells alive across app restarts and machine reboots without rebuilding your terminal layout.
- Multi-Project Context Switching: Give each project its own canvas of grouped terminals, notes and diffs so switching projects restores the whole mental model rather than a tab bar.
- Agent Work Tracking: Manage in-flight agent tasks on a kanban board where each card is a real running session, moving work across columns without interrupting it.
- Remote Development Access: Self-host Server Edition and reach the same live sessions from a browser or the iOS companion when away from the main machine.
- Context Handoff Between Agents: Wire one agent node into another so a research agent's findings feed an implementation agent without copy-pasting transcripts.
OpenCode Superapp
MedHue Labs
OpenCode Superapp is a native, local-first Mac workspace that gives the OpenCode runtime browser, computer-use, voice, and extensible widgets.
Key features
- Any OpenCode Provider: Use every model and provider OpenCode supports with your own credentials and billing, from OpenAI and Anthropic to xAI and Ollama.
- Integrated Local Ollama: Install the app-managed Ollama engine and discover models already stored in your local library over a private loopback endpoint.
- Native Desktop Workflows: Projects, parallel sessions, Files, Git, worktrees, terminals, search, and configuration stay in one workspace instead of scattered tools.
- In-app Browser Automation: A Superpower that lets OpenCode inspect and operate the exact web experience in an embedded Browser under permission-gated actions.
- Guarded Native Computer Use: A Superpower that operates native macOS applications through guarded tools with consequential actions kept visible.
- Supe Realtime Voice + Local Dictation: Speak to Supe to create, message, monitor, and open OpenCode tasks, or compose prompts with private multilingual dictation.
- Extensible with Widgets, Skills, and MCP: Add commands, right-panel apps, Skills, MCP services, and local packages, or ask the agent to build, preview, and publish Home widgets with isolated storage.
Best for
- Private local coding: Route sessions to on-device Qwen or other Ollama models when working on sensitive code that cannot leave the Mac.
- Voice-driven task control: Use Supe Realtime Voice to open, monitor, and message OpenCode tasks hands-free while multitasking.
- Web-flow automation: Have OpenCode inspect and drive the in-app Browser to complete a real web task and hand the result back into the workspace.
- Native app manipulation: Grant Computer Use to a workflow that needs to move files, click through a macOS app, or coordinate two desktop tools.
- Remote control from mobile: Continue a real OpenCode session from a paired phone or browser via the encrypted relay while the Mac stays home.
- Custom project dashboards: Ask the agent to draft a Home widget for ship status or test counts, preview it live, and publish once it feels right.
- MCP-connected knowledge: Attach MCP services and local resource packages so the workspace pulls in project context instead of re-crawling every session.