dvtm vs Séance
dvtm
brain-dump.orgSéance
no1msd.github.ioSide by side
| Figure | dvtm | Séance |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | — | Free |
| Free plan | — | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hosted | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 0 | 1 |
| Spec score · Terminal Multiplexers | 7.4 (#18) | 8.0 (#9) |
| Installation | Users can download the source tarball and compile it with curses headers, or install a distribution-provided binary package. | The maker lists Arch Linux AUR, Nix flake, and x86_64 AppImage installation options. |
| License | The project is released under the MIT/X11 license, and its terminal emulation component is under the ISC license. | Séance is released under the MIT license. |
| Purpose | dvtm brings tiling window management to the console to help users work with multiple console based programs. | Séance is a scrolling terminal multiplexer that tracks AI coding agent sessions. |
| Support | The project directs comments, suggestions, bug reports, and patches to the suckless developer mailing list or the maintainer. | The maker welcomes bug reports, feature requests, and pull requests, and directs questions and show-and-tell to GitHub Discussions. |
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In their own words
Séance
Séance is a free, Linux-only terminal multiplexer for tracking AI coding-agent sessions. It follows Claude Code, Codex, Pi, OpenCode, and Antigravity CLI sessions, and shows whether each is working, awaiting permission, or idle. Permission requests and task completions can generate desktop notifications with unread tracking. Its panes scroll horizontally, with workspaces, tabs within columns, a command palette, focus-follows-mouse, and session persistence across restarts. The app uses GTK4, libadwaita, and libghostty, and supports X11 and Wayland. The `seance ctl` command connects to a running instance over a Unix domain socket; commands can return JSON, manage workspaces and panes, send input, and read terminal output. The project states that it has no telemetry and is licensed under MIT. Installation options include Arch Linux AUR, a Nix flake, and an x86_64 AppImage. OpenCode remote attach sessions and `--pure` launches are not tracked. Séance is pre-1.0, and only the latest release receives security fixes.