Zellij Alternatives

Apps similar to Zellij include tmux, which is free and open source. Other options are Herdr, Terminator, GNU Screen and RMUX. You can choose from more than 10 Terminal Emulators like Zellij for Linux, Mac and Windows.

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Zellij alternatives page was last updated Oct 5, 2026

diss
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A dtach-like program / crate in Rust.
Cost / License
Free
Open Source
Platforms
Linux
Rust
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agent-manager
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Local Go/tmux TUI to spawn, switch, and supervise multiple AI coding agents in parallel with live status, quick prompts, and in-terminal diff review.
Cost / License
Free
Open Source (Apache-2.0)
Application type
Terminal Emulator
Platforms
Mac
Linux
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A GNU screen style terminal multiplexer built on libghostty (libghostty-vt), written in Zig.
Cost / License
Free
Open Source (MIT)
Application type
Terminal Emulator
Platforms
Mac
Linux
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