Dev tools · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to Bentomux

A bento box for your terminal workspace.

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes.

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   Warp, a Rust-based terminal▲946

   Hi HN community, I’m Zach, founder and CEO of Warp, and am excited to show you Warp, a fast Rust-based terminal that’s easy to use and built for teams. As of today, Warp is in public beta and any Mac user can download it. It works with bash, zsh, and fish. The terminal’s teletype-like interface has made it hard for the CLI to thrive. After 20 years of programming, I still find it hard to copy a command’s output; I always forget how to use `tar`; and I always have to relearn how to move my cursor. To fix fundamental accessibility issues, I believe we need to start innovating on the terminal,…

   2022 · warp.dev · its alternatives →

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   xtty▲87

   A terminal that makes everyday work easier.

   2d ago · xtty.sh · its alternatives →

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   Naarchy▲69

   A little island for everything on your Linux desktop

   16d ago · michaelchurley.com · its alternatives →

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   Type.com▲120

   A shared workspace for Claude, Codex, and your team

   Sep 2026 · type.com · its alternatives →

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   Zellij▲119

   A terminal workspace with batteries included

   2025 · zellij.dev · its alternatives →

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   Nodeterm▲130

   A node-based free open source terminal manager

   Aug 2026 · nodeterm.dev · its alternatives →

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   iLand▲85

   Turn your Mac's notch into an everyday workspace

   17d ago · codemlabs.dev · its alternatives →

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   BOSS Console▲94

   A tiny OS for your always-on agents

   6d ago · bossconsole.ai · its alternatives →

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   Desk – lightweight workspace management for the shell▲94

   A lightweight workspace manager for the shell. Contribute to jamesob/desk development by creating an account on GitHub.

   2015 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Portworx▲60

    Container-Aware Infrastructure For Enterprise Applications

    2015 · portworx.com · its alternatives →

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    Terminal▲87

    Virtual computers that start, resize, and scale in seconds

    2014 · its alternatives →

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    PrettyMux▲73

    I built PrettyMux as a native Linux terminal workspace for multitask workflows and keeping track of my agents. It’s a GTK4 app built on Ghostty/libghostty, with split panes, workspaces, vertical tabs, notifications, project-aware tabs (shows favicons/logo automatically), and an in-app browser so terminals and docs/tools can live side by side. I started it because I wanted something tmux-like for modern GUI workflows on Linux, but native and not Electron, there is cmux but only available on macos (prettymux compiles on windows and macos too but not tested for now there) It’s…

    Apr 2026 · prettymux.com · its alternatives →

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    Portainer▲14

    A simple management UI for Docker

    2016 · portainer.io · its alternatives →

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    Terminal UI for GCP▲5

    Inspired by TAWS. Built as a learning exercise.

    Jan 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    WindTerm 0.8 – A whole new generation of terminal emulator▲13

    A professional cross-platform SSH/Sftp/Shell/Telnet/Tmux/Serial terminal. - kingToolbox/WindTerm

    2019 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    byobu▲5

    Terminal multiplexer

    2018 · byobu.org · its alternatives →

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    KPWorkSpace▲4

    AI terminal workspace: code, git, preview and more

    Jun 2026 · kpworkspace.net · its alternatives →

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    Ekorn - Convert your browser into your terminal!▲5

    2023 · ekorn.xyz · its alternatives →

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    Workspaces▲7

    Save all your open tabs without having to bookmark them!

    2017 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →

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    I built an IDE for devs who live in the terminal▲6

    2025 · trycodigo.com · its alternatives →

21. 21CO
    Codebox – Open Source Alternative to Atom▲7

    2014 · codebox.io · its alternatives →

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    Playbooks for your Terminal, replacing your shell's history▲10

    🔁 Interactive Script playbooks for your terminal with Vim/Neovim (and Tmux) - laktak/tome

    2024 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Google Search from the Terminal▲8

    2020 · github.com · its alternatives →

24. 24LT
    Linux Terminal Productivity course▲9

    2018 · codecasts.teachable.com · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →