mtm Alternatives

mtm is described as 'Perhaps the smallest useful terminal multiplexer in the world' and is an app in the development category. There are more than 10 alternatives to mtm for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Mac, BSD, Rust and Cygwin apps. The best mtm alternative is tmux, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like mtm are Terminator, GNU Screen, Zellij and byobu.

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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.

    13 tmux alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Cygwin
     
    • tmux is the most popular Mac & Linux alternative to mtm.

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

    • tmux is Free and Open Sourcemtm is also Free and Open Source
    • tmux is Lightweightmtm is not according to our users
  2. Terminator icon
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    Terminator enables the user to run and manage multiple terminal emulators side-by-side in the same window. The main focus is arranging terminals in a grid. (Tabs is the most common default method, which Terminator also supports.

    88 Terminator alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
    • GNOME
     
  3. GNU Screen icon
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    Offers full-screen terminal multiplexing with independent windows, VT100 emulation, scrollback, and copy-paste. Supports ANSI standards, detaching, and persistent background process execution for shells or commands across Unix-like systems.

    12 GNU Screen alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
     
  4. 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.

    11 Zellij alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
     
  5. 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.

    9 byobu alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
     
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    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.

    11 shpool alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Rust
     
  7. Wemux icon
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    wemux - Multi-User Tmux Made Easy.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

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

    10 Twin alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  9. dtach icon
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    dtach is a tiny program that emulates the detach feature of screen, allowing you to run a program in an environment that is protected from the controlling terminal and attach to it later. dtach does not keep track of the contents of the screen, and thus works best with programs...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  10. abduco icon
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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...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
     
  11. diss icon
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    A dtach-like program / crate in Rust.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Rust
     
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