Dev tools · alternatives · 2026
24 alternatives to byobu
Terminal multiplexer
Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. byobu launched in 2018; newer entries below may have overtaken it.
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Terminal multiplexer inspired by i3. Contribute to aaronjanse/3mux development by creating an account on GitHub.
2020 · github.com · its alternatives →
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A GNU screen style terminal multiplexer built on libghostty. - coder/boo
Jun 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Godot-based Rust multi-PTY emulator desktop application - godot-pty/gpty
Sep 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Yet another minimal and lightweight terminal multiplexer built for the agent era. - patriceckhart/hrdx
Aug 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Author here. RMUX started from a frustration: I've used tmux for years and got tired of scraping output with grep and sleeps to automate anything. So I rebuilt the multiplexer from scratch in Rust, with a programmable layer on top. Two surfaces: a tmux-compatible CLI (~90 commands, your keybindings just work), and a typed async Rust SDK on the same daemon — stable pane IDs, structured snapshots, locator-style waits. The idea is Playwright-style automation, but for terminals. Native on Linux, macOS, Windows (real ConPTY, no WSL). Demos and docs at rmux.io. Happy to answer questions about the…
May 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →
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DevTerminal▲73A macOS terminal with a Run button that knows your project
9d ago · devterminal.app · its alternatives →
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Nodeterm▲130A node-based free open source terminal manager
Aug 2026 · nodeterm.dev · its alternatives →
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Multitui▲126I made Multitui to control the sandbox of coding agents easily without changing my dev environment (no special container or VM). There's no configuration required in your local dev environment... just launch ClaudeCode.app instead of claude in your general terminal. Containers and VMs can be useful, but I always have a bunch of projects going and those solutions feel heavy. Multitui creates single-purpose native macOS apps for any terminal app, with optional sandbox. It uses the built-in macOS sandbox-exec along with log monitoring to give you an easy UI to manage rules, see what's being…
Feb 2026 · multitui.com · its alternatives →
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1DevTool▲94Multi-project IDE with persistent terminals and 9 dev tools
Mar 2026 · 1devtool.com · its alternatives →
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TermHere▲147“Open Terminal Here” shortcut for Finder
2016 · hashbang.productions · its alternatives →
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Devsession▲88Concurrent coding from your own IDE or terminal of choice
2022 · devsession.is · its alternatives →
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Hi HN, I've written the developer tool I've wanted for some time: a process manager and log multiplexer in one. I think of it as a combination of overmind and lnav, both great tools in and of themselves, but focussed on my needs as a developer. I wrote more about it here: https://www.aha.io/engineering/articles/over-it-all Hope someone else finds it useful too.
Jan 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →
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RACE▲2Terminal Multiplexer with an Infinite, Zoomable Canvas
Aug 2026 · race-term.com · its alternatives →
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2023 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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2014 · gimenete.github.io · its alternatives →
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Also compare
- Terminal Multiplexer Inspired by I3 alternatives
- Boo – Screen-style terminal multiplexer built on libghostty alternatives
- Godot and Rust based multiplexer (terminal panes and more) alternatives
- Youbeer alternatives
- Yet another minimal and lightweight terminal multiplexer written in Go. alternatives
- Rmux – A programmable terminal multiplexer with a Playwright-style SDK alternatives
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