# tmux-plugins/tpm

Tmux Plugin Manager

Repository: https://github.com/tmux-plugins/tpm
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/tpm
Language: Shell
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Last push: 2026-05-17T16:41:25+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 69/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 82, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4489, "days_push": 108, "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 15026, forks 500 (observed 2026-08-28T04:11:09.071192+00:00)

## What it is
TPM is a plugin manager for tmux that installs, updates, and loads tmux plugins from git repositories. Plugins are declared in tmux.conf and managed via simple key bindings.

## Use cases
- manage tmux plugins
- install tmux plugins from github
- keep tmux config in sync across machines
- update and uninstall tmux plugins
- load tmux plugins automatically at startup

## When to choose
- you use tmux and want declarative, reproducible plugin management
- you want one-line plugin installation and updates via key bindings
- you want a widely adopted, battle-tested tmux plugin ecosystem tool

## When to avoid
- you don't use tmux
- you prefer a TUI with plugin browsing and auto-updates (consider tpack)
- your tmux version is older than 1.9

## Facets
- artifact type: plugin
- maturity: stable
- function: package-manager, plugin-system, developer-tools, cli
- domain: developer-tools
- platform: cli, cross-platform
- tags: tmux, plugin-manager, shell, terminal, command-line, automation, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- tmux-plugins/tpm (main) score 69

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:11:09.071192+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 2026-08-29T17:06:46.241161+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/tmux-plugins/tpm (fetched 2026-08-28T04:11:09.071192+00:00, sha a5e5987af080)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.