# deadpixi/mtm

Perhaps the smallest useful terminal multiplexer in the world.

Repository: https://github.com/deadpixi/mtm
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/mtm
Language: C
License Family: other
Topics: terminal, terminal-emulators, multiplexer, c, console-application, console-app
Last push: 2024-07-18T01:03:39+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 23/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3483, "days_push": 777, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1222, forks 61 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:02.479995+00:00)

## What it is
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
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: maintenance
- function: terminal-ui, cli, developer-tools
- domain: developer-tools, cross-platform
- platform: bsd, cli, c
- tags: terminal-multiplexer, tmux-alternative, minimalist, ncurses, suckless-style, command-line, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- deadpixi/mtm (main) score 23

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:02.479995+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 2026-08-30T06:15:37.146056+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/deadpixi/mtm (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:02.479995+00:00, sha 7f715b892805)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.