# dustinkirkland/byobu

text window manager, shell multiplexer, integrated DevOps environment

Repository: https://github.com/dustinkirkland/byobu
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/byobu
Homepage: https://byobu.org
Language: Python
License: GPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Last push: 2026-08-20T16:35:10+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 98/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 98, release rhythm 98, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4978, "days_push": 13, "days_rel": 18, "gap_med": 0.0, "n_releases_24m": 31}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1700, forks 140 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:24.099639+00:00)

## What it is
Byobu is a GPLv3 text-based window manager and terminal multiplexer that wraps tmux or GNU Screen with enhanced profiles, keybindings, and toggleable system status notifications. It works on most Linux, BSD, and macOS systems and is written primarily in Python.

## Use cases
- manage multiple terminal sessions over ssh
- keep shell sessions running after disconnecting
- add a status bar with system stats to my terminal
- split my terminal into panes
- enhance tmux with better keybindings and profiles
- run a persistent devops environment on a remote server

## When to choose
- you live in the terminal and want a friendlier tmux or screen experience
- you need persistent remote shell sessions with session sharing and status notifications
- you want a preconfigured multiplexer that works across Linux, BSD, and macOS

## When to avoid
- you need a graphical window manager or GUI terminal emulator
- you already have a heavily customized tmux setup and don't want wrapper profiles
- you work exclusively on Windows without WSL or a Unix-like environment

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: stable
- function: developer-tools, terminal-ui, cli
- domain: developer-tools
- platform: bsd, cli
- tags: terminal-multiplexer, tmux, gnu-screen, window-manager, shell, status-notifications, command-line, devops, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- dustinkirkland/byobu (main) score 98

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:24.099639+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T03:37:45.629955+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/dustinkirkland/byobu (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:24.099639+00:00, sha c2e622ccee56)
  - homepage: https://byobu.org (fetched 2026-08-29T11:12:20.534271+00:00, sha 55c251ca9e21)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.