deadpixi/mtm

Health v2 · maintenance only

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1222 stars · 61 forks observed · 2026-08-28

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

mtm (Micro Terminal Multiplexer) is a tiny terminal multiplexer written in about 1000 lines of C that splits a terminal into multiple virtual terminals. It prioritizes simplicity, ANSI compatibility, and stability, and is intentionally feature-frozen with only bug fixes.

Use cases

• split a terminal window into multiple panes without learning tmux
• use a terminal multiplexer on old systems with only terminfo/termcap support
• run a minimal multiplexer with no modes and few commands
• keep a stable, unchanging terminal tool across OS upgrades
• manage multiple virtual terminals from the console

When to choose

• you want a dead-simple, tiny tmux/screen alternative with minimal commands
• you need out-of-the-box compatibility with classic ANSI terminals and existing termcap entries
• you value stability and a codebase small enough to read entirely

When to avoid

• you need sessions, detach/reattach, scrollback, or scripting like tmux offers
• you want an actively developed tool with new features
• you need mouse support or advanced window management

Facets

cli-tool · maturity maintenance

terminal-ui cli developer-tools developer-tools cross-platform bsd cli c terminal-multiplexer tmux-alternative minimalist ncurses suckless-style command-line linux macos

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