dvtm vs Okena
dvtm
brain-dump.org
Okena
okena.devSide by side
| Figure | dvtm | Okena |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | — | Free |
| Free plan | — | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | — | Yes |
| Windows | — | Yes |
| macOS | — | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| iOS | — | Yes |
| Android | — | Yes |
| API | — | Yes |
| Self-hosted | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 0 | 1 |
| Spec score · Terminal Multiplexers | 7.4 (#18) | 8.0 (#8) |
| Installation | Users can download the source tarball and compile it with curses headers, or install a distribution-provided binary package. | The maker provides shell installation commands for macOS and Linux and a PowerShell command for Windows, and also documents building from source. |
| Layouts | Its default layouts are vertical stack, bottom stack, grid, and fullscreen. | It supports side-by-side project columns, tabs, split panes, detachable terminal windows, and fullscreen mode. |
| License | The project is released under the MIT/X11 license, and its terminal emulation component is under the ISC license. | The maker describes Okena as free and open source under the MIT License. |
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In their own words
Okena
Okena is a native terminal multiplexer for running multiple command-line agents and projects in one window. Workspaces can be arranged as side-by-side project columns, tabs, split panes, detachable terminal windows, or fullscreen. The terminal uses GPU-accelerated rendering and supports scrollback of up to 100,000 lines. Okena can save and restore workspace layouts and terminal sessions across restarts; persistence is local. Users can manage Git worktrees as projects and view branches and change statistics. Documented integrations include status or usage information for Claude Code and OpenAI Codex, Docker Compose project services, and opening files in editors. Remote control is documented through a local HTTP and WebSocket API, with a browser client and iOS and Android companion apps. Pairing uses HMAC-SHA256 token authentication and rate-limited pairing codes, and downloaded updates are SHA256 verified. Okena is free and open source under the MIT License, with a listed plan of free. Installation commands are provided for macOS, Linux, and Windows, alongside instructions for building from source.