gridland is a React framework for building terminal apps that render in both the browser and terminal. Now you can demo your app in the browser without forcing users to install it before they're invested. Our website, gridland.io, *is* a gridland app - check it out!
Hey Product Hunt 👋 I'm Jess, one of the makers of gridland.
Why we built gridland:
1. To let users try terminal apps in the browser before trusting or installing them
2. So apps can embed terminals directly into their UIs
3. We love pushing the boundaries of the browser... it's just fun!
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About gridland on Product Hunt
“React apps that render in the terminal and browser”
gridland launched on Product Hunt on April 17th, 2026 and earned 71 upvotes and 1 comments, placing #37 on the daily leaderboard. gridland is a React framework for building terminal apps that render in both the browser and terminal. Now you can demo your app in the browser without forcing users to install it before they're invested. Our website, gridland.io, *is* a gridland app - check it out!
gridland was featured in Open Source (68.3k followers), Developer Tools (511k followers), GitHub (41.2k followers) and Vercel Day (5 followers) on Product Hunt. Together, these topics include over 95.9k products, making this a competitive space to launch in.
Who hunted gridland?
gridland was hunted by Jess Cheng. A “hunter” on Product Hunt is the community member who submits a product to the platform — uploading the images, the link, and tagging the makers behind it. Hunters typically write the first comment explaining why a product is worth attention, and their followers are notified the moment they post. Around 79% of featured launches on Product Hunt are self-hunted by their makers, but a well-known hunter still acts as a signal of quality to the rest of the community. See the full all-time top hunters leaderboard to discover who is shaping the Product Hunt ecosystem.
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Jess Cheng