muxel vs Séance
muxel
muxel.shSéance
no1msd.github.ioSide by side
| Figure | muxel | Séance |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | Free |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Windows | Yes | — |
| macOS | Yes | — |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 1 | 1 |
| Spec score · Terminal Multiplexers | 8.4 (#2) | 8.0 (#9) |
| Agent integrations | Built-in configurable presets include Shell, Claude, opencode, Amp, Grok, Hermes, Ollama, Ollama Code and Pi. | It auto-tracks Claude Code, Codex, Pi, OpenCode and Antigravity CLI sessions. |
| License | The software is available under GPL-3.0 and a separate commercial license for uses that cannot comply with the GPL. | Séance is released under the MIT license. |
| Privacy | The app runs locally and does not send projects, terminal contents, prompts, or usage data to ProjectHax LLC; configured agents and service providers receive data according to their own policies. | The project states that Séance has no telemetry. |
| Support | The maker directs questions about its terms and privacy policy to its GitHub issue tracker. | The maker welcomes bug reports, feature requests, and pull requests, and directs questions and show-and-tell to GitHub Discussions. |
Plans
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.
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.