# Zellij

A terminal workspace with batteries included

Repository: https://github.com/zellij-org/zellij
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/zellij
Homepage: https://zellij.dev
Language: Rust
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: workspace, terminal, multiplexer
Last push: 2026-08-26T13:12:33+00:00
Link (homepage): https://zellij.dev
Link (site_page): https://zellij.dev/faq
Link (site_page): https://zellij.dev/about
Link (site_page): https://zellij.dev/features
Link (site_page): https://zellij.dev/documentation

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 99/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 98, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2192, "days_push": 7, "days_rel": 13, "gap_med": 19.5, "n_releases_24m": 13}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 35136, forks 1408 (observed 2026-08-28T04:12:00.742250+00:00)

## What it is
Zellij is a terminal workspace (terminal multiplexer) written in Rust that provides panes, tabs, sessions, layouts, and floating/stacked panes with a great out-of-the-box experience. It supports deep customization, WebAssembly-based plugins in any language, session resurrection, multiplayer collaboration, and a built-in web client.

## Use cases
- manage multiple terminal sessions and panes in one interface
- keep long-running commands alive after disconnecting from ssh
- automate my dev environment setup with predefined layouts
- find a beginner-friendly tmux alternative with on-screen shortcuts
- extend my terminal with custom plugins
- share a terminal session for pair programming
- organize work by project with named sessions and tabs

## When to choose
- you want a terminal multiplexer that works well out of the box with discoverable shortcuts
- you need layouts, session resurrection, or floating/stacked panes
- you want to write plugins in any language compiling to WebAssembly
- you're new to multiplexers and find tmux's learning curve steep

## When to avoid
- you rely on an existing tmux configuration or ecosystem scripts
- you need a minimal, lightweight multiplexer with a tiny binary
- you depend on tooling that specifically integrates with tmux or screen

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: terminal-ui, developer-tools, plugin-system, cli
- domain: developer-tools
- platform: windows, cross-platform, cli, wasm
- tags: terminal-multiplexer, tmux-alternative, session-management, layouts, panes, rust, web-client, collaboration, command-line, automation, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- zellij-org/zellij (main) score 99
- zellij-org/awesome-zellij (docs) score 70

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:12:00.742250+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 2026-08-29T16:27:09.965339+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/zellij-org/zellij (fetched 2026-08-28T04:12:00.742250+00:00, sha 3922a4e64ce1)
  - homepage: https://zellij.dev (fetched 2026-08-29T07:48:09.055540+00:00, sha e8c2cf39bf37)
  - site_page: https://zellij.dev/about (fetched 2026-08-29T07:48:09.058030+00:00, sha 6b5d6c3deba9)
  - site_page: https://zellij.dev/features (fetched 2026-08-29T07:48:09.059992+00:00, sha 4fd08d94e62b)
  - site_page: https://zellij.dev/documentation (fetched 2026-08-29T07:48:09.063248+00:00, sha dffb9b4c7dce)
  - registry_crates: https://crates.io/api/v1/crates/zellij (fetched 2026-08-29T07:48:09.067890+00:00, sha 8837c2524099)
  - site_page: https://zellij.dev/faq (fetched 2026-08-29T07:48:09.065785+00:00, sha 182eed165f41)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.