Tilix

Spec sheet

Product

Tilix is an advanced GTK3 tiling terminal emulator that follows the GNOME Human Interface Guidelines.Read 5 Oct 2026 · gnunn1.github.io

Platforms

The site lists packages for Linux distributions including Arch Linux, Debian, Fedora, Ubuntu, openSUSE, and Void Linux, and also lists FreeBSD.Read 5 Oct 2026 · gnunn1.github.io

Free plan

YesRead 20 Sep 2026 · gnunn1.github.io

Support

Users can report issues on the Tilix GitHub Issues page; the site also points users to IRC for community discussion.Read 5 Oct 2026 · gnunn1.github.io

32-bit support

The project says it has no plans for an official 32-bit version and does not provide official project testing or support for 32-bit platforms.Read 5 Oct 2026 · gnunn1.github.io

Command line

Tilix supports command line actions that let the running instance perform actions such as splitting a terminal.Read 5 Oct 2026 · gnunn1.github.io

Compatibility note

The documentation says some Linux distributions, including Ubuntu, may require manual VTE configuration for Tilix to work optimally.Read 5 Oct 2026 · gnunn1.github.io

Custom links

Users can define custom links and actions based on regular expressions.Read 5 Oct 2026 · gnunn1.github.io

Drag and drop

Terminals can be rearranged by drag and drop within and between windows.Read 5 Oct 2026 · gnunn1.github.io

Notifications

Tilix can notify the desktop when a long-running process ends while the application is not visible; this requires a VTE widget patched by Fedora.Read 5 Oct 2026 · gnunn1.github.io

Panes

Users can arrange terminals by splitting them horizontally or vertically.Read 5 Oct 2026 · gnunn1.github.io

Profiles

Profiles can switch automatically based on conditions such as changing users, connecting to hosts, or entering sensitive directories.Read 5 Oct 2026 · gnunn1.github.io

Project activity

The latest release listed on the site's news page is Tilix 1.8.7, dated January 2, 2019.Read 5 Oct 2026 · gnunn1.github.io

Quake mode

The Quake feature displays a terminal at the top of the screen when a key is pressed.Read 5 Oct 2026 · gnunn1.github.io

Saved layouts

Groups of terminals can be saved to and loaded from disk.Read 5 Oct 2026 · gnunn1.github.io

Scripting API

YesRead 20 Sep 2026 · gnunn1.github.io

Session sync

YesRead 20 Sep 2026 · gnunn1.github.io

Split panes

YesRead 20 Sep 2026 · gnunn1.github.io

SSH support

YesRead 20 Sep 2026 · gnunn1.github.io

Supported platforms

linuxRead 20 Sep 2026 · gnunn1.github.io

Plans and prices

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