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

by 0dayman 5mo ago

phito 5mo ago
OP doesn't seem to be on Mac
- TheRealPomax 5mo ago
  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.
  - traderj0e 5mo ago
    iTerm2 gives you that then. I use it every day at work. Idk why there's no equivalent for Linux.
wffurr 5mo ago
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.
- jarredkenny 5mo ago
  I've been building a tmux wrapper that is similar you might be interested in. https://jmux.build https://jmux.build
- stonecharioteer 5mo ago
  That's what I tell people who keep telling me to try cmux. It's false advertising to say it's like tmux. No, Zellij, sure. But not this. I will hold onto tmux forever and you'll have to pry it from my cold dead hands.
- faangguyindia 5mo ago
  what does it add over screen which i don't even need to install?
  - esseph 5mo ago
    If screen crashes you lose the sessions, Tmux maintains state. Screen does not have UTF8 support, tmux does. Otherwise just a bunch of more sane original defaults in tmux to make things much familiar. In 2026 if given a choice between screen and tmux to use/learn, most are going to go with tmux.
    - teddyh 5mo ago
      > Screen does not have UTF8 support, tmux does. “‘-U’ Run screen in UTF-8 mode. This option tells screen that your terminal sends and understands UTF-8 encoded characters. It also sets the default encoding for new windows to ‘utf8’.” — <https://www.gnu.org/software/screen/manual/screen.html#Invoking-Screen https://www.gnu.org/software/screen/manual/screen.html#Invok...> “Command: defutf8 state (none) Same as the ‘utf8’ command except that the default setting for new windows is changed. Initial setting is on if screen was started with ‘-U’, otherwise off.” — <https://www.gnu.org/software/screen/manual/screen.html#Character-Processing https://www.gnu.org/software/screen/manual/screen.html#Chara...>
      - esseph 5mo ago
        Which does not work correctly for Korean, Japanese, Chinese, I think Thai, and a few more with somewhat ambiguous character widths. This can lead to ghost characters that aren't shown, overlapping characters, etc. It was an attempt to bolt on UTF8 support, but it's not great.
  - wffurr 5mo ago
    cmux? I don't know and it's not even a good comparison. tmux? https://www.google.com/search?q=tmux+vs+screen https://www.google.com/search?q=tmux+vs+screen
0dayman 5mo ago
hm, seems i misunderstood something

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

by 0dayman 5mo ago

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

phito 5mo ago

OP doesn't seem to be on Mac

TheRealPomax 5mo ago
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.
- traderj0e 5mo ago
  iTerm2 gives you that then. I use it every day at work. Idk why there's no equivalent for Linux.

wffurr 5mo ago

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.

jarredkenny 5mo ago
I've been building a tmux wrapper that is similar you might be interested in. https://jmux.build https://jmux.build
stonecharioteer 5mo ago
That's what I tell people who keep telling me to try cmux. It's false advertising to say it's like tmux. No, Zellij, sure. But not this. I will hold onto tmux forever and you'll have to pry it from my cold dead hands.
faangguyindia 5mo ago
what does it add over screen which i don't even need to install?
- esseph 5mo ago
  If screen crashes you lose the sessions, Tmux maintains state. Screen does not have UTF8 support, tmux does. Otherwise just a bunch of more sane original defaults in tmux to make things much familiar. In 2026 if given a choice between screen and tmux to use/learn, most are going to go with tmux.
  - teddyh 5mo ago
    > Screen does not have UTF8 support, tmux does. “‘-U’ Run screen in UTF-8 mode. This option tells screen that your terminal sends and understands UTF-8 encoded characters. It also sets the default encoding for new windows to ‘utf8’.” — <https://www.gnu.org/software/screen/manual/screen.html#Invoking-Screen https://www.gnu.org/software/screen/manual/screen.html#Invok...> “Command: defutf8 state (none) Same as the ‘utf8’ command except that the default setting for new windows is changed. Initial setting is on if screen was started with ‘-U’, otherwise off.” — <https://www.gnu.org/software/screen/manual/screen.html#Character-Processing https://www.gnu.org/software/screen/manual/screen.html#Chara...>
    - esseph 5mo ago
      Which does not work correctly for Korean, Japanese, Chinese, I think Thai, and a few more with somewhat ambiguous character widths. This can lead to ghost characters that aren't shown, overlapping characters, etc. It was an attempt to bolt on UTF8 support, but it's not great.
- wffurr 5mo ago
  cmux? I don't know and it's not even a good comparison. tmux? https://www.google.com/search?q=tmux+vs+screen https://www.google.com/search?q=tmux+vs+screen

0dayman 5mo ago

hm, seems i misunderstood something