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Desktop App

tmux

Keep many terminal sessions in one window and pick them up again later.

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  • Rating

    4.7 / 5

  • Pricing

    Free

  • Difficulty

    Advanced

  • Works on

    macOS, Linux

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What is tmux?

tmux is a terminal multiplexer. It lets you create, access and control several terminals from a single screen, and a session can be detached and keep running in the background until you reattach later. The README says it runs on OpenBSD, FreeBSD, NetBSD, Linux, macOS and Solaris.

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Pros: what tmux does well

  • Sessions survive a dropped connection
  • Many panes and windows in one screen
  • Free and long established

Cons: where it falls short

  • Keyboard shortcuts take time to learn
  • No native Windows build

Who tmux is for

People who work on remote servers or juggle many terminal tasks.

Who can skip it

Anyone who uses the terminal only occasionally.

tmux alternatives

Not sold on tmux? These do a similar job, and each card says what it has in common.

All Workflows resources

micro

Focus: text editor and nano alternative. Shares terminal and ssh with tmux. Adds Windows. Rated 4.6 (tmux: 4.7).

Desktop AppFreemacOS, Windows
4.6Visit

Tabby

Focus: serial and command line. Shares terminal and ssh with tmux. Adds Windows. Rated 4.6 (tmux: 4.7).

Desktop AppFreemacOS, Windows
4.6Visit

WezTerm

Focus: command line. Shares terminal and multiplexer with tmux. Adds Windows. Rated 4.5 (tmux: 4.7).

Desktop AppFreemacOS, Windows
4.5Visit

Deskflow

Focus: keyboard and mouse sharing, software kvm and multi-computer. Shares open source and github with tmux. Adds Windows. Rated 4.6 (tmux: 4.7).

Desktop AppFreeWindows, macOS
4.6Visit

Browsh

Focus: text browser and low bandwidth. Shares terminal and ssh with tmux. Rated 4.3 (tmux: 4.7).

OtherFreeCross-Platform
4.3Visit

Atuin

Focus: shell history, command line and sync. Shares terminal and open source with tmux. Adds Windows. Same 4.7 rating.

Desktop AppFreemacOS, Linux
4.7Visit

Free alternatives to tmux

Want to spend nothing? These free picks cover similar ground.

btop

Focus: system monitor and processes. Shares terminal and open source with tmux. Adds Offline. Same 4.7 rating.

Desktop AppFreemacOS, Linux
4.7Visit

htop

Focus: process viewer, system monitor and command line. Shares terminal and open source with tmux. Same 4.7 rating.

Desktop AppFreemacOS, Linux
4.7Visit

Starship

Focus: shell prompt and developer tool. Shares terminal and open source with tmux. Adds Windows and Offline. Same 4.7 rating.

Desktop AppFreemacOS, Windows
4.7Visit

zoxide

Focus: navigation, command line and shell. Shares terminal and open source with tmux. Adds Windows. Same 4.7 rating.

Desktop AppFreemacOS, Linux
4.7Visit

Alacritty

Focus: command line, gpu and minimal. Shares terminal and open source with tmux. Adds Windows. Rated 4.6 (tmux: 4.7).

Desktop AppFreemacOS, Windows
4.6Visit

delta

Focus: git, diff and code review. Shares terminal and open source with tmux. Adds Windows. Rated 4.6 (tmux: 4.7).

Desktop AppFreemacOS, Windows
4.6Visit
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