# tmux-plugins/tmux-sensible

basic tmux settings everyone can agree on

Repository: https://github.com/tmux-plugins/tmux-sensible
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/tmux-sensible
Language: Shell
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Last push: 2024-04-16T16:49:22+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 32/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4417, "days_push": 869, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2218, forks 102 (observed 2026-08-28T04:06:27.325525+00:00)

## What it is
A tmux plugin providing a set of baseline tmux configuration options that are broadly agreeable to all users, inspired by vim-sensible. It bundles sane defaults like larger scrollback, faster escape time, and convenient key bindings without overriding user-defined settings.

## Use cases
- sensible default tmux settings
- clean up my tmux.conf
- fix escape key delay in tmux
- increase tmux scrollback history
- get started with tmux as a beginner
- standard tmux options in one plugin

## When to choose
- you want community-agreed tmux defaults without hand-picking options
- you use TPM and want a low-risk baseline plugin
- you want to reduce clutter in your .tmux.conf

## When to avoid
- you already have a carefully customized tmux config covering these options
- you need opinionated tmux setups beyond basic defaults

## Facets
- artifact type: plugin
- maturity: stable
- function: developer-tools, configuration-management, terminal-ui
- domain: developer-tools
- platform: cli, cross-platform
- tags: tmux, tmux-plugin, dotfiles, terminal-multiplexer, shell, command-line, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- tmux-plugins/tmux-sensible (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:27.325525+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 2026-08-30T02:45:54.891939+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/tmux-plugins/tmux-sensible (fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:27.325525+00:00, sha ea3b1e9c1ebd)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.