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Both of these are unfortunately only available for macOS currently (Warp is planning for a Windows/Linux release, however). If you’re on Windows, the next best thing is probably the Windows Terminal, in my opinion. Not your standard “Command Prompt”; this is redesigned from the ground up to give you major customisation options with features similar to iTerm, while remaining performant with GPU acceleration.
A more robust, battle-tested solution is Sublime Text. Initially released in 2008 and designed by ex-Google engineer Jon Skinner, who had the goal of making a better text editor, Sublime Text has many similar features to VS Code, focused on speed and extensibility.
Not interested in using software from a big corporation or buying into the hype? Lapce is an adequate alternative focused on great performance. Full disclosure—in my testing, things weren’t working so great, such as TypeScript syntax highlighting or opening certain files, and it is still under heavy development.
This one goes out to those working with APIs. Insomnia is a dedicated API client, the main benefit being you’re able to hit any endpoint, supplying any data you need in requests to test that everything works properly and getting detailed information around the response for that request.
As for auto-completion and suggestions, an honourable mention goes to Fig, a tool that integrates with your existing terminal to display smart suggestions and information when you’re stuck in the command line. Forgot certain commands or the structure of arguments? Fig is there to help.
Jokes aside, Figma is outstanding for amateur and professional designers alike. If you’re a big fan of quickly getting ideas down into drawings or creating quick diagrams without worrying about your design skills, Excalidraw is another great tool I can recommend.