byobu AlternativesTerminal Emulators and other similar apps like byobu

byobu is described as 'Byobu is a GPLv3 open source text-based window manager and terminal multiplexer. It was originally designed to provide elegant enhancements to the otherwise functional, plain, practical GNU Screen , for the Ubuntu server distribution' and is a terminal emulator in the os & utilities category. There are seven alternatives to byobu for Linux, Mac, BSD and Cygwin. The best byobu alternative is tmux, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like byobu are GNU Screen, Zellij, Wemux and Twin.

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Byobu is a GPLv3 open source text-based window manager and terminal multiplexer. It was originally designed to provide...

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byobu alternatives page was last updated Mar 1, 2023
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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.

    9 tmux alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Cygwin

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Vertical Split
    2.  Horizontal Split
    3.  Terminal-based
    4.  Command line interface
    5.  Works Offline
    6.  Ad-free
    7.  Support for scripting
    8.  Portable
    9.  Support for Remote Control
    10.  Remote Management

    tmux VS byobu

     
    • tmux is the most popular Mac & Linux alternative to byobu.

    • tmux is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to byobu.

    • tmux is Free and Open Sourcebyobu is also Free and Open Source
    • tmux is Lightweightbyobu is not according to our users
  2. GNU Screen icon
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    Screen is a full-screen window manager that multiplexes a physical terminal between several processes, typically interactive shells.

    10 GNU Screen alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux

    GNU Screen VS byobu

     
  3. Zellij icon
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    Zellij is a terminal workspace. It has the base functionality of a terminal multiplexer (similar to tmux or screen) but includes many built-in features that would allow users to extend it and create their own personalized environment.

    9 Zellij alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Command line interface
    2.  Horizontal Split
    3.  Split-screen view
    4.  Vertical Split

    Zellij VS byobu

     
  4. Wemux icon
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    wemux - Multi-User Tmux Made Easy.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Linux

    Wemux VS byobu

     
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    Twin is a windowing environment with mouse support, window manager, terminal emulator and networked clients, all inside a text display.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Linux

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Command line interface
    2.  Floating windows

    Twin VS byobu

     
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    abduco provides session management i.e. it allows programs to be run independently from their controlling terminal. That is programs can be detached - run in the background - and then later reattached. Together with dvtm it provides a simpler and cleaner alternative to tmux or...

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux

    abduco Features

    1.  Multiple Instances
    2.  Session Management

    abduco VS byobu

     
  7. mtm icon
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    Perhaps the smallest useful terminal multiplexer in the world.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Linux

    mtm VS byobu

     
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