Cate

Cate is a spatial workspace that organizes terminals, editors, and browsers on an infinite zoomable canvas for software development.

Cate is a spatial development environment that replaces traditional window management with an infinite canvas. It allows developers to place editors, terminals, and browsers in a single workspace. This approach enables users to create a spatial map of open files and resources. It is designed to accommodate AI agents by allowing tools and agents to share the same surface. By keeping everything in one view, it aims to maintain project context better than standard tiling layouts.

Cate at a glance

Best for: Software engineer
Runs on: macOS, Windows, Linux
Pricing: Free
Released: March 2026
Category: AI coding tool
Website: cate.cero-ai.com

Key features

Infinite zoomable workspace
Spatial mapping of resources
Integrated editor panels
Integrated terminal panels
Integrated browser panels
Support for multiple project workspaces

Use it for

Managing multiple terminal instances
Organizing development resources spatially
Coordinating AI agents and coding tools

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