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.
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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, Rust, BSD and Windows apps. The best mtm alternative is Terminator, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like mtm are tmux, GNU Screen, RMUX and Zellij.
Alternatives list
- 96 Terminator alternatives
14 tmux alternativestmux 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.
12 GNU Screen alternativesOffers 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.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (GPL-3.0)
Platforms
- Mac
- Linux
15 RMUX alternativesUniversal Rust multiplexer for the agentic era: detachable, scriptable, and inspectable, with a tmux-compatible CLI, daemon-backed SDK, and native Ratatui integration.
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11 Zellij alternativesZellij 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 byobu alternativesByobu 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.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (Apache-2.0)
Platforms
- Linux
- Rust
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Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Platforms
- Linux
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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 (GPL-2.0)
Platforms
- Linux
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
Platforms
- Linux
- Rust
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