Layout, sidebars, and PiP
Superconductor provides layout controls for sidebars, panels, split views, pinned windows, and picture-in-picture windows. For appearance, colors, fonts, and scale, see Themes and appearance.
Left sidebar
Section titled “Left sidebar”The left sidebar holds repositories, workspaces, status, and navigation. Show it, hide it, or resize it.
Use the sidebar toggle near the top-left window controls to show or hide the left sidebar. Drag the sidebar edge to resize it.
Superconductor stores sidebar visibility and width globally, so the layout does not jump when you move between workspaces. Workspace colors still change as you switch contexts.
Right panel
Section titled “Right panel”The right panel holds review, run, and supporting task surfaces. Show or hide it independently from the left sidebar.
Run output can appear in the right panel. When the right panel is hidden or collapsed, the run button and PiP surfaces still reflect whether a run command is active.
Auto-hide sidebars
Section titled “Auto-hide sidebars”When auto-hide is enabled, hidden sidebars reappear when the pointer moves toward the edge or when you use visible sidebar controls. Turn auto-hide off for a fixed layout.
Split views
Section titled “Split views”Split views keep more than one surface visible, such as a chat next to a terminal or a diff next to a session. Split ratios are clamped, and Superconductor restores the split layout with the workspace.
Pinning windows
Section titled “Pinning windows”Pin window keeps Superconductor visible while you work in other apps. A pinned window floats above normal windows and remains available across macOS Spaces.
Pin or unpin from the window controls menu. The same menu includes theme controls and PiP actions.
Picture in Picture
Section titled “Picture in Picture”PiP opens a compact floating window for the active session or split. It displays an agent session, run command, or review context while another app is focused.
Pin the PiP window to keep it available across focus changes. An unpinned PiP behaves as a temporary companion window.
Full-window pinning keeps the whole workspace visible. Pinned PiP keeps the compact PiP window visible.
PiP context
Section titled “PiP context”If PiP shows stale context, check which workspace and tab it opened from. PiP ties to the workspace content captured when it opens, and its chrome stays visually associated with that workspace.
Close and reopen PiP after switching to a different task to capture the new context.