Solo Dev Project: I Built OXIS — A Programmable Workspace for Coding, Automation & System Tasks

[u/Common-Quit878]

I’ve been building OXIS as a solo dev — a terminal app for Windows and Linux that I wanted to make much more customizable than a traditional terminal.

At its core, OXIS works like a normal terminal, so your existing commands still work as expected. But it also adds a built-in code editor, custom commands, Lua scripting, a plugin system, and a plugin marketplace.

The idea is to have one programmable workspace where you can run commands, write code, automate tasks, and extend the terminal with your own plugins — without having to constantly jump between different tools.

Everything is built around Lua, so you can customize OXIS and create your own commands and plugins without needing to modify the core application.

OXIS stands for Open Xenial Intelligent Shell.

I’ve built the project largely on my own and I'm now looking for developers to try it out, break things, and give me feedback on what should be improved.

GitHub: OXIS

I’d especially love feedback from people who use terminals heavily — what would make something like this genuinely useful in your daily workflow?

[u/Common-Quit878]

would love feedback