# tmuxinator/tmuxinator

Manage complex tmux sessions easily

Repository: https://github.com/tmuxinator/tmuxinator
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/tmuxinator
Language: Ruby
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Last push: 2026-07-10T15:17:11+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 89/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 91, release rhythm 79, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 5745, "days_push": 54, "days_rel": 61, "gap_med": 58, "n_releases_24m": 10}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 13713, forks 626 (observed 2026-08-28T04:11:04.650177+00:00)

## What it is
Tmuxinator is a Ruby-based CLI tool for creating and managing complex tmux sessions from declarative config files. It lets users define window and pane layouts once and launch entire development environments with a single command.

## Use cases
- set up tmux sessions for projects automatically
- launch multiple terminal panes with one command
- define reusable tmux window layouts per project
- restore my terminal workspace after reboot
- manage complex tmux session configurations

## When to choose
- you use tmux daily and repeatedly open the same windows and panes
- you want declarative, version-controllable session configs
- you work on multiple projects each needing its own terminal layout

## When to avoid
- you don't use tmux
- you only ever open a single terminal window
- you need a GUI terminal multiplexer

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: active
- function: cli, developer-tools, configuration-management
- domain: developer-tools
- platform: cli, cross-platform
- tags: tmux, terminal, session-management, ruby, workflow, command-line, automation, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- tmuxinator/tmuxinator (main) score 89

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:11:04.650177+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 2026-08-29T17:13:05.643877+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/tmuxinator/tmuxinator (fetched 2026-08-28T04:11:04.650177+00:00, sha ec91343e4bfe)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.