Herdr Alternatives

Apps similar to Herdr include tmux, which is free and open source. Other options are Warp Terminal, uniTerm, WezTerm and cmux. There's no shortage of Terminal Emulators like Herdr, with more than 25 alternatives for Linux, Mac, Windows, the web and Android.

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  1. byobu icon
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    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.

    13 byobu alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Linux
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  2. Rumus icon
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    An AI-native terminal for developers. Manage servers, automate commands, and run agentic tasks — all in one beautifully designed, cross-platform workspace.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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  3. swe-mux icon
     1 like

    Workspace for coding-agent CLIs: per-session status detection, prompt queues, git worktree parallelism, supervisor-owned persistent terminals, deterministic capture of file writes and commands, and a mobile client.

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    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
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  4. Saggar icon
     2 likes

    A native Mac terminal that keeps projects, sessions, and attention organized. Saggar tracks what is working, waiting, finished, and failed, then brings the sessions that need you to the front.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Homebrew
    • Online
    • GB flagUnited Kingdom
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  5. ShellGPT icon
     1 like

    A command-line productivity tool powered by AI large language models like GPT-5, will help you accomplish your tasks faster and more efficiently.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Docker
    • Python
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  6. itmux icon
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    itmux is a packaging of Tmux, Mintty, OpenSSH client and Cygwin to offer a standalone ssh-enabled terminal multiplexer for Windows systems.

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    • Windows
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  7.  1 like

    Whai is a lightweight AI terminal assistant that integrates directly into your native shell and workflow. The philosophy of whai is to supplement your normal terminal usage without taking control. You don't have to start a chat loop, alt-tab or copy paste.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Python
    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Windows
    • BSD
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  8.  1 like

    shpool is a service that enables session persistence by allowing the creation of named shell sessions owned by shpool so that the session is not lost if the connection drops. shpool can be thought of as a lighter weight alternative to tmux or GNU screen.

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    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Rust
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  9. Wemux icon
     3 likes

    wemux - Multi-User Tmux Made Easy.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
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  10.  1 like

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

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    • Linux
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  11. mtm icon
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    Perhaps the smallest useful terminal multiplexer in the world.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
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