# gnunn1/tilix

A tiling terminal emulator for Linux using GTK+ 3

Repository: https://github.com/gnunn1/tilix
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/tilix
Homepage: https://gnunn1.github.io/tilix-web
Language: D
License: MPL-2.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: terminal-emulators, dlang, gtk3, terminal, vte
Last push: 2026-07-01T19:01:40+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 63/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 90, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3899, "days_push": 63, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 5715, forks 324 (observed 2026-08-28T04:09:28.207601+00:00)

## What it is
Tilix is a tiling terminal emulator for Linux built with GTK+ 3 and the VTE widget, supporting flexible pane splitting, drag-and-drop terminal arrangement, session grouping, and Quake-style drop-down mode. It follows GNOME Human Interface Guidelines and is packaged across most major Linux distributions.

## Use cases
- tile multiple terminals in one window
- drop-down quake-style terminal on Linux
- synchronize input across several terminals
- save and restore terminal layouts
- split terminal panes horizontally and vertically

## When to choose
- you want a feature-rich tiling terminal on Linux with GTK integration
- you need drag-and-drop terminal arrangement and detachable panes
- you want persistent terminal layouts and synchronized input

## When to avoid
- you need new features or active development - the project is seeking maintainers
- you are not on Linux or prefer non-GTK desktop environments
- you want a GPU-accelerated terminal like Alacritty or Kitty

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: maintenance
- function: terminal-ui, gui, developer-tools
- domain: developer-tools, desktop-applications
- platform: -
- tags: terminal-emulator, tiling, gtk3, vte, dlang, quake-mode, gnome, command-line, linux, desktop, gtk

## Member repositories
- gnunn1/tilix (main) score 63

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:28.207601+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 2026-08-29T17:53:29.342003+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/gnunn1/tilix (fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:28.207601+00:00, sha ca02c5a694b5)
  - homepage: https://gnunn1.github.io/tilix-web (fetched 2026-08-29T08:48:55.395247+00:00, sha ee0969d72c46)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.