aaronjanse/3mux

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1851 stars · 46 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

3mux is a terminal multiplexer written in Go, inspired by i3's tiling window manager, with support for panes, search, mouse-controlled scrollback, and session management. It aims to be a friendlier alternative to tmux with i3-like keybindings and more user-friendly defaults.

Use cases

• split my terminal into multiple panes with i3-style keybindings
• find a tmux alternative with a smaller learning curve
• manage terminal sessions that persist after disconnecting
• scroll and search terminal output with mouse support
• resize and rearrange terminal panes by dragging with the mouse
• use tmux or screen keybindings I already know

When to choose

• you want tmux-like functionality with i3-style keybindings and easier defaults
• you need built-in search, scrollback, and mouse support out of the box
• you prefer a self-documenting, interactive session manager

When to avoid

• you need tmux's advanced features like scripting, plugins, or remote pair programming
• you rely on extensive tmux ecosystem tooling or configs
• you primarily use Terminal.app where arrow-key pane management is unsupported

Facets

cli-tool · maturity active

terminal-ui cli developer-tools developer-tools cross-platform cli terminal-multiplexer tmux-alternative i3-keybindings tui pane-management session-management command-line linux macos

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