Zellij
A terminal workspace with batteries included 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 2026-09-02. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 19.5
- age_days: 2192
- days_rel: 13
- days_push: 7
- n_releases_24m: 13
Adoption not part of the score
35136 stars · 1408 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
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
application · maturity active
terminal-ui developer-tools plugin-system cli developer-tools windows cross-platform cli wasm terminal-multiplexer tmux-alternative session-management layouts panes rust web-client collaboration command-line automation linux macos
7 sources
- readme: https://github.com/zellij-org/zellij · fetched 2026-08-28 · 3922a4e64ce1
- homepage: https://zellij.dev · fetched 2026-08-29 · e8c2cf39bf37
- site_page: https://zellij.dev/about · fetched 2026-08-29 · 6b5d6c3deba9
- site_page: https://zellij.dev/features · fetched 2026-08-29 · 4fd08d94e62b
- site_page: https://zellij.dev/documentation · fetched 2026-08-29 · dffb9b4c7dce
- registry_crates: https://crates.io/api/v1/crates/zellij · fetched 2026-08-29 · 8837c2524099
- site_page: https://zellij.dev/faq · fetched 2026-08-29 · 182eed165f41
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| zellij-org/zellij | main | 99 |
| zellij-org/awesome-zellij | docs | 70 |
For agents
markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="zellij-org/zellij")
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