Rune Multiplexer Alternatives

Apps similar to Rune Multiplexer include tmux, which is free and open source. Other options are Herdr, WezTerm, GNU Screen and RMUX. You're spoiled for choice with Terminal Emulators like Rune Multiplexer: we list more than 25 alternatives for Linux, Mac, Windows, the web and iPhone.

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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.

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    • Linux
    • Rust
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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.

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    • Linux
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  4. 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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  5. 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...

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    • Linux
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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 (ISC)

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Haiku
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  7. Nodeterm icon
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    Node-based terminal manager for AI coding agents — tmux-backed terminals and parallel agent sessions as draggable nodes on an infinite pan/zoom canvas. macOS, Linux, and a browser Server Edition.

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • iPhone
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  8. AgentVera icon
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    Run Claude Code, Codex, Gemini CLI, Copilot and 14 more AI coding agents side by side on macOS, Windows and Linux. Releases, issues and feature requests.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  9. PATAPIM icon
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    Desktop cockpit that runs Claude Code, Codex and Gemini CLI in project-organized terminals, with phone remote control, on-device voice dictation and Telegram bots.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
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  10. Horadric icon
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    Horadric turns every coding agent session into a small tile on the desktop, grouped by project. A tile turns amber when the agent needs you.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Windows
    • Mac
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  11. boo icon
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    A GNU screen style terminal multiplexer built on libghostty (libghostty-vt), written in Zig.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
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