Alternatives to Oh my tmux!
A self-contained tmux configuration with a feature-rich status line and sensible defaults. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.
The original
Oh my tmux!
A self-contained tmux configuration with a feature-rich status line and sensible defaults.
Replacements
Listings that take over the same core job as Oh my tmux!.
Byobu
Friendly configuration layer over tmux or GNU Screen.
Byobu is a configuration layer over tmux or GNU Screen with a ready status bar and function-key bindings, and it does not need awk or perl.
Similar software
Related functionality, not a direct replacement.
tmux
Keeps terminal sessions alive on a server after you disconnect, and splits one window into many.
tmux Plugin Manager
Installs and updates tmux plugins from a line in the config file.
Tmuxinator
A command-line tool that creates and manages tmux sessions from YAML project configuration files.
sesh
A command-line session manager that finds, creates and switches between tmux sessions.
Zellij
A terminal multiplexer that tells you its own shortcuts on screen, so you can use it on day one.
GNU Screen
A terminal multiplexer that runs several shell sessions in one window and keeps them alive after disconnecting.
