MXterm vs Superset IDE (now Paradev): two desktop workspaces for coding agents
Superset is now Paradev, which this page calls Paradev (formerly Superset). This page compares the Superset IDE, a desktop app for coding agents and not Apache Superset, the BI tool, with MXterm. MXterm Pro is a native desktop app for macOS and Windows that puts your real terminals, your AI coding agents and your SSH servers in one workspace. Split panes run real shells. This comparison puts Paradev's own words next to MXterm's, then shows when to stay with Paradev.
What Paradev says it is
Paradev's site says: "Superset is now Paradev." Its announcement says: "Only the name changed: same product, account, and workspaces." (paradev.com and paradev.com/blog/a-new-name, read 28 October 2026.) Its homepage describes "One workspace for Claude Code, Codex, and any coding agent." (paradev.com, read 28 October 2026.)
Its README describes the desktop app as "The full IDE: terminals, diff viewer, in-app browser, automations." and says you can "Run Claude Code, Codex, or another CLI agent with terminals, code review, and browser previews in one workspace." (github.com/superset-sh/superset, read 28 October 2026.) The docs add: "Built-in terminal per workspace with multiple tabs and session persistence." (docs.paradev.com/terminal-integration, read 28 October 2026.) The README also lists a CLI, a TypeScript SDK and an MCP server as separate ways to drive the same workspaces.
On how it keeps work apart, the README says: "Give each task a Git worktree with its own branch and terminals." and also: "Worktrees separate working files; they do not sandbox processes or prevent merge conflicts." The docs say: "Local project workspaces use isolated git worktrees; cloud workspaces use separate clones." (docs.paradev.com/workspaces, read 28 October 2026.)
What MXterm is
MXterm Pro is a native desktop app for macOS and Windows that puts your real terminals, your AI coding agents and your SSH servers in one workspace. It runs the CLIs you install, such as Claude Code and Codex. Each agent can work on its own branch in its own worktree. For a walkthrough, see running Claude Code in MXterm and isolating AI agents with git worktrees.
Side by side
| Paradev, formerly Superset (its own words, read 28 Oct 2026) | MXterm | |
|---|---|---|
| What it calls itself | "One workspace for Claude Code, Codex, and any coding agent." (homepage) | "One command center for terminals, agents and servers." |
| Agents | "Claude Code, Codex, or another CLI agent" (README) | Runs the CLIs you install, such as Claude Code and Codex. |
| Keeping agents apart | "Give each task a Git worktree with its own branch and terminals." (README) | Each agent can work on its own branch in its own worktree. |
| Platforms | "Windows is not yet available." (homepage) | A native desktop app for macOS and Windows (Windows support is new); Linux is an early build (a .deb for Ubuntu 22.04 or later). We have not run this build on a real Linux desktop. |
| Terminals | "Built-in terminal per workspace with multiple tabs and session persistence." (docs) | Split panes run real shells. |
| Around the agents | "The full IDE: terminals, diff viewer, in-app browser, automations." (README) | With Claude Code and Codex, see which agent is working, waiting or done, and a question from either appears on a card on your desktop. Put your agents in one room and stay in charge. |
| Remote machines | Not covered in the pages read | SSH and an SFTP panel in the same window as your agents. |
| Licence | "Paradev is source-available" and "not OSI-approved open source" (homepage). The licence file is the Elastic License 2.0 (LICENSE). | See the note under the table. |
On the licence row: MXterm's own licence terms are on its pages and are not covered here; this page makes no claim about them. The two columns describe different things, so they are not feature-for-feature. A blank or short cell in one column does not mean the other tool lacks the thing; it means that page of that tool was not read for it.
Stay with Paradev if
- You want a desktop IDE-style app with a diff viewer and an in-app browser, as its README describes.
- You want each task to get a Git worktree with its own branch and terminals, as its README describes.
- You want to drive your workspaces from a CLI, a TypeScript SDK or an MCP server, as its README lists.
- You are happy with a source-available licence, as the project states it.
- You work on a Mac, since its homepage says Windows is not yet available.
Choose MXterm if
- You use Windows as well as macOS.
- You want SSH hosts and an SFTP panel in the same window as your agents.
- You want to see, for Claude Code and Codex, which agent is working, waiting or done, and to answer their questions from a card on your desktop.
- You want agents in one room: in the Control Room they message each other and you are the Moderator. Messages wait while you type.
- You want split panes that run real shells beside an agent.
To try MXterm, use the download page. To compare with another tool, see MXterm vs Orca and MXterm vs Cline Kanban.
Multi-pane SSH, Command Recipes (Cmd+J), and a multi-agent Control Room (formerly War Room): free to start.
Already have MXterm Pro? Read the setup guide →
New to MXterm Pro? See pricing →
Frequently Asked Questions
Paradev's site says: "Superset is now Paradev." Its announcement says: "Only the name changed: same product, account, and workspaces." It is a desktop app for running coding agents, and it is not Apache Superset. (paradev.com, read 28 October 2026.)
Paradev's README says: "Worktrees separate working files; they do not sandbox processes or prevent merge conflicts." In MXterm, each agent can work on its own branch in its own worktree. A worktree reduces collisions; agents can still edit the same file.
Yes: its docs describe a "Built-in terminal per workspace with multiple tabs and session persistence." In MXterm, a pane is a real shell, and split panes run real shells. (docs.paradev.com/terminal-integration, read 28 October 2026.)
Its homepage says: "Windows is not yet available." MXterm is a native desktop app for macOS and Windows.
If you work on a Mac and want a desktop IDE with a diff viewer and in-app browser, start with Paradev. If you also use Windows, or want SSH and an SFTP panel next to your agents and a Control Room where agents message each other, try MXterm.