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 nine alternatives to mtm for Linux, Mac, BSD, Cygwin and GNOME. The best mtm alternative is Terminator, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like mtm are tmux, GNU Screen, Zellij and byobu.

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mtm alternatives page was last updated Mar 1, 2023
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  1. 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

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

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    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
    • GNOME

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Support for Themes
    3.  Configurable

    Features

    1.  Support for Multiple Monitors
    2.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    3.  Split-screen view
    4.  Function Key Shortcuts
    5.  Tiling Layouts
    6.  Split windows
    7.  Multiple Terminal

    Terminator VS mtm

     
    • Terminator is the most popular Linux alternative to mtm.

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

    • Terminator is Free and Open Sourcemtm is also Free and Open Source
    • Terminator is Lightweightmtm is not according to our users
  2. 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 mtm

     
    • tmux is the most popular Mac alternative to mtm.

    • tmux is Free and Open Sourcemtm is also Free and Open Source
    • tmux is Lightweightmtm is not according to our users
  3. 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

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  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.

    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 mtm

     
  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.

    7 byobu alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux

    Properties

    1.  Support for Themes
    2.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Command line interface
    2.  Terminal-based
    3.  Vertical Split
    4.  Horizontal Split

    byobu VS mtm

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

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Linux

    Wemux VS mtm

     
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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 mtm

     
  8. 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...

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux

    dtach Features

    1.  Command line interface

    dtach VS mtm

     
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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 mtm

     
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