cmux Alternatives

cmux is described as 'Native macOS app built on Ghostty. Vertical tabs, notification rings when agents need attention, split panes, and a socket API for automation' and is a terminal emulator in the system & hardware category. There are more than 50 alternatives to cmux for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Mac, Windows, BSD and Flathub apps. The best cmux alternative is Ghostty, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like cmux are Tabby, Termux, Windows Terminal and ConEmu.

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cmux alternatives page was last updated Feb 21, 2026

Termux Monet
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A terminal emulator application for Android 8+ OS extendible by variety of packages, with Monet support and experimental features.
63 Termux Monet alternatives
Cost / License
Free
Open Source (GPL-3.0)
Application type
Terminal Emulator
Alerts
Discontinued
Platforms
Android
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Contour Terminal Emulator
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Contour is a modern terminal emulator, for everyday use. It is aiming for power users with a modern feature mindset.
Cost / License
Free
Open Source (Apache-2.0)
Application type
Terminal Emulator
Origin
Germany
EU
Platforms
Mac
Windows
Linux
Flathub
Flatpak
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Electerm
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electerm is a terminal/ssh/sftp client(linux, mac, win) based on electron/node-pty/xterm/antd and many other libs, it works like a combination of guake and xshell.
68 Electerm alternatives
Cost / License
Free
Open Source (MIT)
Application types
Terminal Emulator
File Manager
Origin
China
Platforms
Mac
Windows
Linux
Electron
Homebrew
AppImage
npm
JavaScript
Fedora
Is Electerm a good alternative to cmux?

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