tmux/tmux
tmux source code observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
99/100
- Activity 99
- Release rhythm 98
- Longevity 100
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 22.5
- age_days: 4109
- days_rel: 16
- days_push: 8
- n_releases_24m: 9
Adoption not part of the score
48842 stars · 2855 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
tmux is a terminal multiplexer written in C that lets users create, access, and control multiple terminal sessions from a single screen. Sessions can be detached and run in the background, then reattached later.
Use cases
- keep long-running processes alive after disconnecting from ssh
- split one terminal window into multiple panes
- share a terminal session between users for pair programming
- detach and reattach terminal sessions across reboots of my laptop
- manage many shell sessions from a single screen
- run persistent development environments on a remote server
When to choose
- you work over SSH and need sessions that survive disconnects
- you want to split and organize terminal windows without a full window manager
- you need a mature, widely supported tool on Unix-like systems
When to avoid
- you only need a single terminal with no session persistence
- you are on Windows without WSL or a Unix-like environment
- you want a GUI-based terminal manager
Facets
cli-tool · maturity stable
cli terminal-ui developer-tools developer-tools bsd cross-platform cli terminal-multiplexer session-management c command-line linux macos
1 source
- readme: https://github.com/tmux/tmux · fetched 2026-08-28 · 9fb75e6c7f10
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| tmux/tmux | main | 99 |
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