dvtm vs muxel
dvtm
brain-dump.org
muxel
muxel.shSide by side
| Figure | dvtm | muxel |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | — | Free |
| Free plan | — | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Windows | — | Yes |
| macOS | — | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hosted | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 0 | 1 |
| Spec score · Terminal Multiplexers | 7.4 (#18) | 8.4 (#2) |
| Intended users | The project describes dvtm as a console window manager for people working with multiple console based programs. | The maker describes muxel as a tool for people running coding agents and shells side by side. |
| License | The project is released under the MIT/X11 license, and its terminal emulation component is under the ISC license. | The software is available under GPL-3.0 and a separate commercial license for uses that cannot comply with the GPL. |
| Support | The project directs comments, suggestions, bug reports, and patches to the suckless developer mailing list or the maintainer. | The maker directs questions about its terms and privacy policy to its GitHub issue tracker. |
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In their own words
muxel
Muxel is a desktop terminal workspace for keeping AI coding agents and shells together. Its panes can be split horizontally or vertically, grouped into tabs, or moved into separate windows. Configurable presets cover Claude, opencode, Amp, Grok, Hermes, Ollama, Ollama Code, Pi, and Shell. Git worktrees isolate projects and support review and GitHub pull request actions. Prompt-based task runners can launch jobs and schedule saved prompts every few minutes, hourly, or daily. The app includes an editor, file browser, diff review, Git controls, a command palette, and terminal scrollback search. Agent status indicates working, idle, blocked, or done, with desktop notifications when an unfocused agent needs attention. Muxel runs on Linux, macOS, and Windows; agents can run on remote hosts over SSH while the interface and file tools stay local. It is free and open source under GPL-3.0, with a separate commercial license available. The maker says Muxel does not send projects, terminal contents, prompts, or usage to them; configured providers have their own data policies. Windows does not support tmux session persistence.