Séance vs wtmux
Séance
no1msd.github.iowtmux
shmuelie.github.ioSide by side
| Figure | Séance | wtmux |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | — |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Windows | — | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 1 | 0 |
| Spec score · Terminal Multiplexers | 8.0 (#9) | 6.5 (#28) |
| License | Séance is released under the MIT license. | The comparison page lists wtmux's license as MIT. |
| Purpose | Séance is a scrolling terminal multiplexer that tracks AI coding agent sessions. | wtmux runs multiple terminal sessions in one window, with panes, named windows, and detachable sessions. |
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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.