Zellij AlternativesTerminal Emulators and other similar apps like Zellij

Zellij is described as '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' and is a terminal emulator in the os & utilities category. There are nine alternatives to Zellij for Linux, Mac, BSD, Cygwin and GNOME. The best Zellij alternative is tmux, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Zellij are Terminator, GNU Screen, byobu and Wemux.

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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...

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Zellij alternatives page was last updated Mar 1, 2023
  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.

    10 tmux alternatives
    tmux screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Cygwin

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Works Offline
    3.  Ad-free

    Features

    1.  Vertical Split
    2.  Horizontal Split
    3.  Terminal-based
    4.  Command line interface
    5.  Support for scripting
    6.  Support for Remote Control
    7.  Portable
    8.  Remote Management
    tmux iconZellij Icon

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    • tmux is the most popular Mac & Linux alternative to Zellij.

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

    • tmux is Free and Open SourceZellij is also Free and Open Source
    • tmux is LightweightZellij 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.

    84 Terminator alternatives
    Terminator is running Vim, Bash, and Python side by side.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
    • GNOME

    Properties

    1.  Support for Themes
    2.  Lightweight
    3.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions

    Features

    1.  Split-screen view
    2.  Function Key Shortcuts
    3.  Tiling Layouts
    4.  Split windows
    5.  Support for Multiple Monitors
    6.  Multiple Terminal
    Terminator iconZellij Icon

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  3. GNU Screen icon
     90 likes

    Screen is a full-screen window manager that multiplexes a physical terminal between several processes, typically interactive shells.

    10 GNU Screen alternatives
    GNU Screen screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    GNU Screen iconZellij Icon

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  4. 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
    byobu screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    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 iconZellij Icon

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  5. Wemux icon
     3 likes

    wemux - Multi-User Tmux Made Easy.

    8 Wemux alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    Wemux iconZellij Icon

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  6. 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...

    7 dtach alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux

    dtach Features

    1.  Command line interface
    dtach iconZellij 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...

    7 abduco alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux

    abduco Features

    1.  Multiple Instances
    2.  Session Management
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  8. mtm icon
     1 like

    Perhaps the smallest useful terminal multiplexer in the world.

    9 mtm alternatives
    mtm screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    mtm iconZellij Icon

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  9.  Like this app

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

    8 Twin alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Linux

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Command line interface
    2.  Floating windows
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