Make tmux pretty and usable (2024)

That's a totally different thing. Native macOS app vs portable terminal multiplexer. My main use case for tmux is detaching and re-attaching to a session on a remote server, for which it's extremely useful.

Re: Make tmux pretty and usable (2024)

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Post by llagerlof » Mon, Apr 13, 2026, 3:07 PM UTC

ndr wrote: post #3

I gave up on it once I discovered https://zellij.dev/ Just even for how tab and panes are setup, and how it's good for scrolling and text selection with your mouse for copy pasting.

I used tmux for a few years, until one day I discovered Zellij. With its significantly better UI and overall user experience, I was instantly convinced.

Re: Make tmux pretty and usable (2024)

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Post by jarredkenny » Mon, Apr 13, 2026, 3:08 PM UTC

wffurr wrote: post #5

0dayman wrote: post #2

that's pretty nice, but did you try cmux.com

That's a totally different thing. Native macOS app vs portable terminal multiplexer. My main use case for tmux is detaching and re-attaching to a session on a remote server, for which it's extremely useful.

I've been building a tmux wrapper that is similar you might be interested in. https://jmux.build

Re: Make tmux pretty and usable (2024)

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Post by TheRealPomax » Mon, Apr 13, 2026, 3:09 PM UTC

phito wrote: post #4

0dayman wrote: post #2

that's pretty nice, but did you try cmux.com

OP doesn't seem to be on Mac

Even if they are, cmux isn't an alternative to tmux, as it can't attach to/detach from sessions, which is usually the whole reason to use tmux.

Re: Make tmux pretty and usable (2024)

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Post by halfwhey » Mon, Apr 13, 2026, 3:11 PM UTC

My two favorite tmux QoL improvements are enabling seamless navigation between neovim and tmux (there are many plugins but i use this one https://github.com/aserowy/tmux.nvim) and extrakto which lets you fuzzy select anything in the tmux buffer and insert into the cursor or copy it to the clipboard. (https://github.com/laktak/extrakto)

Re: Make tmux pretty and usable (2024)

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Post by nDRDY » Mon, Apr 13, 2026, 3:12 PM UTC

llagerlof wrote: post #6

ndr wrote: post #3

I gave up on it once I discovered https://zellij.dev/ Just even for how tab and panes are setup, and how it's good for scrolling and text selection with your mouse for copy pasting.

I used tmux for a few years, until one day I discovered Zellij. With its significantly better UI and overall user experience, I was instantly convinced.

This comment would be a lot more convincing if it weren't in response to one expressing the same sentiment :-)