agent-manager AlternativesTerminal Emulators and other similar apps like agent-manager

Apps similar to agent-manager include tmux, which is free and open source. Other options are Herdr, cmux, Ouijit and SuperHQ. You can choose from more than 10 Terminal Emulators like agent-manager for Mac, Linux, Windows, the web and self-hosting.

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  1. tmux icon
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    tmux is a terminal multiplexer: it enables a number of terminals (or windows), each running a separate program, to be created, accessed, and controlled from a single screen. tmux may be detached from a screen and continue running in the background, then later reattached.

    22 tmux alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Cygwin
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  2. Herdr icon
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    Handle multiple coding agents in real terminals with instant status tracking, persistent sessions that survive disconnects, SSH/mobile reattachment, keyboard and mouse controls, plugin support, and lightweight operation as a Rust binary for enhanced workflows.

    35 Herdr alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Rust
    • Nix Package Manager
    • Homebrew
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  3. cmux icon
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    Native macOS app built on Ghostty. Vertical tabs, notification rings when agents need attention, split panes, and a socket API for automation.

    72 cmux alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
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  4. Ouijit icon
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    Custom task and session manager using Git worktrees to organize parallel workflows, integrates with agent CLIs and TUIs through hooks and scripts, provides live agent status, automated environment setup, VM sandboxing for secure code, and session-aware automation.

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    • Mac
    • Linux
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    Kanban board view showing tasks with idle and busy agents.
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  5. SuperHQ icon
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    A sandboxed AI agent orchestration platform built with Rust and GPUI. Run multiple AI coding agents (Claude Code, Codex, etc.) in isolated sandbox environments with full terminal access.

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    • Mac
    • Homebrew
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  6. Zellij icon
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    Zellij is a workspace aimed at developers, ops-oriented people and anyone who loves the terminal. Similar programs are sometimes called "Terminal Multiplexers".

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Windows
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  7. Automatically tiles and organizes all terminal sessions in one native macOS window, scaling layouts from fullscreen to grid, grouping sessions by project with color-coding, enabling instant filtering, supporting any CLI tool, and requiring zero configuration.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
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  8. Bernstein icon
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    Open-source multi-agent orchestrator for CLI coding agents (Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, Aider, Gemini CLI and 13 more) with a deterministic Python scheduler.

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    • Linux
    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Self-Hosted
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  9. Persistent AI teammates on your own computer. Run Codex, Claude, Gemini and Grok with the plans you already pay for, or your own model.

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    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
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  10. Hydra is an open-source (Apache 2.0) desktop terminal built for AI coding agents. It finds the agent sessions already on your machine - Claude Code, Codex, Copilot, Cursor and more - and shows them all on one dashboard, with a full lifecycle: rename, hide, stash, revive.

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    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Online
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