diff --git a/src/main/ipc/projects.ts b/src/main/ipc/projects.ts
index e29ac69..715b7d0 100644
--- a/src/main/ipc/projects.ts
+++ b/src/main/ipc/projects.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import { listProjects, describeProject, getProjectRoot, unregisterProject, updat
 import { runCommandStreamed } from '../commandRunner'
 const composeArgs=(root:string,...args:string[])=>['compose','-f',`${root}/.aurora/compose.yaml`,...args]
 const allowedServices = new Set(['web','php','db','node','adminer','redis','mailpit'])
+function launchTerminal(command:string,args:string[]):Promise<void>{return new Promise((resolve,reject)=>{const child=spawn(command,args,{detached:true,stdio:'ignore'});child.once('error',reject);child.once('spawn',()=>{child.unref();resolve()})})}
 export function registerProjectsIpc():void{
  ipcMain.handle('projects:list',()=>listProjects()); ipcMain.handle('projects:describe',(_e,name:string)=>describeProject(name))
  ipcMain.handle('projects:start',async(e,id:string,name:string)=>{const root=await getProjectRoot(name);await updateEnvironment(root,{});await ensureRouter();return runCommandStreamed(id,'docker',composeArgs(root,'up','-d','--build','--remove-orphans'),e.sender,{cwd:root})})
@@ -11,7 +12,7 @@ export function registerProjectsIpc():void{
  ipcMain.handle('projects:restart',async(e,id:string,name:string)=>{const root=await getProjectRoot(name);await updateEnvironment(root,{});await ensureRouter();return runCommandStreamed(id,'docker',composeArgs(root,'up','-d','--build','--force-recreate','--remove-orphans'),e.sender,{cwd:root})})
  ipcMain.handle('projects:restartService',async(e,id:string,name:string,service:string)=>{if(!allowedServices.has(service))throw new Error('Invalid service');const root=await getProjectRoot(name);return runCommandStreamed(id,'docker',composeArgs(root,'restart',service),e.sender,{cwd:root})})
  ipcMain.handle('projects:phpInfo',async(e,id:string,name:string)=>{const root=await getProjectRoot(name);return runCommandStreamed(id,'docker',composeArgs(root,'exec','-T','php','php','-i'),e.sender,{cwd:root})})
- ipcMain.handle('projects:openTerminal',async(_e,name:string)=>{const root=await getProjectRoot(name);const candidates: Array<[string,string[]]>=process.platform==='linux'?[['x-terminal-emulator',['--working-directory',root]],['gnome-terminal',['--working-directory',root]],['konsole',['--workdir',root]]]:[];for(const [cmd,args] of candidates){try{const child=spawn(cmd,args,{detached:true,stdio:'ignore'});child.unref();return}catch{}}throw new Error('No supported terminal application was found.')})
+ ipcMain.handle('projects:openTerminal',async(_e,name:string)=>{const root=await getProjectRoot(name);const candidates: Array<[string,string[]]>=process.platform==='linux'?[['ptyxis',['--new-window','--working-directory',root,'--title',`Aurora · ${name}`]],['x-terminal-emulator',['--new-window','--working-directory',root]],['gnome-terminal',[`--working-directory=${root}`]],['kgx',['--working-directory',root]],['konsole',['--workdir',root]]]:[];for(const [cmd,args] of candidates){try{await launchTerminal(cmd,args);return}catch{}}throw new Error('No supported terminal application was found.')})
  ipcMain.handle('projects:delete',async(e,id:string,name:string,approot:string,deleteFiles:boolean)=>{
   let root=approot
   try { root=await getProjectRoot(name) } catch { /* use renderer-provided root for stale entries */ }