Better Sidebar vs DSH TUI
These two listings overlap in this directory — they share a category or a use case, so they are candidates for the same job. Below is every field this directory checked, side by side: verification level, security scan, compatibility target and install command. Under the table: editorial notes on when to pick each side, and when neither is the right install.
Better Sidebar
omdsh-dev
A sidebar platform for DSH — file, terminal, diff and agent pages, plus a service other plugins use to register their own tabs and file viewers.
Read the listingDSH TUI
ccch1mneyyy
Terminal front end for DSH with a pixel-whale header, live work status, streaming thinking, time rewind and a context/TPS gauge.
Read the listing| Field | Better Sidebar | DSH TUI |
|---|---|---|
| Verification | L3 · Install spec | L2 · Structured |
| Security scan | Unverified | Unverified |
| Health | Active | Active |
| dshTarget | ^0.1.5-rc.1 | — |
| Last checked | 2026-09-18 | 2026-09-18 |
| Licence | MIT | MIT |
| Language | TypeScript | TypeScript |
| Stars (context only) | 3,650 | 3,087 |
| Categories | UI & Experience, Sessions & Messages | UI & Experience |
| Use cases | Files & Documents, Terminal & Shell, GitHub Integration | Terminal & Shell |
| Install command | dsh plugin --profile web add dsh-better-sidebar | dsh plugin --profile web add @deepseek-harness-tui/dsh-tui |
Every row is a public field of the two listings. This page does not score plugin quality.
Scenario notes
These are different surfaces, not rivals. Better Sidebar is a web workbench — files, previews, git diffs, a real terminal, and a registration service other plugins mount pages into. DSH-TUI is a terminal front end: status, streaming thinking, time rewind, context and TPS gauges. Choose by where you already work. Installing both is fine if you switch shells; they solve different frictions.
When to pick Better Sidebar
Choose Better Sidebar when you live in the browser and need a file workbench next to the conversation, when other plugins should register into your chrome, or when non-terminal teammates share the session. It is also the surface that benefits most from side-channel pages (files, diffs, agents).
When to pick DSH TUI
Choose DSH-TUI when you live in tmux or a bare shell, want streaming status without a GUI stack, or care about rewind and context gauges in the header. It declares no harness target in some releases — pin after upgrade if the plugin stops loading.
When neither fits
Neither replaces provider or model config. If your friction is “the model cannot see images,” that is a vision plugin decision, not a shell decision. If you need remote phone control, look at Pocket; if you need desktop binaries, look at Desktop/DSH-Code.
Which to pick
- Better Sidebar carries the higher verification level (L3 vs L2), meaning its install path was exercised further.
- They declare different harness targets (^0.1.5-rc.1 vs undefined); the older target may simply not have caught up with the current preview line.
Questions
- Are Better Sidebar and DSH TUI interchangeable?
- They overlap in what they do (they share at least one category or use case), but they differ in install path and how far they were checked: Better Sidebar is L3, DSH TUI is L2. Confirm the install command in the table above, then try it in an isolated profile.
- Which one is more current?
- Better Sidebar was checked more recently (2026-09-18 against 2026-09-18). That date is when this directory last verified the listing, not when the plugin last shipped a release.
- Can I install both?
- Sometimes — if they do not fight for the same tool name or UI slot. Better Sidebar is unverified and declares ^0.1.5-rc.1; DSH TUI is unverified and declares no harness target. A later install that re-registers the same capability can silently override the first. Safer path: try each in an isolated profile, compare the registered tools, then combine only what does not collide.