Tmuxinator
A command-line tool that creates and manages tmux sessions from YAML project configuration files.
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Package managers
- Homebrew
brew install tmuxinator
About Tmuxinator
Tmuxinator describes a tmux session in a YAML file: the windows, the panes and the commands each one should run. One command then starts the whole session, so a project's layout can be rebuilt the same way every time instead of being set up by hand.
It is distributed as a Ruby gem and is also available through Homebrew. The README recommends the RubyGems installation because some users have reported problems with the Homebrew package. Shell completion scripts are included in the repository.
Strengths
- Session layouts kept in readable YAML files
- Rebuilds windows, panes and commands with one command
- Installs through RubyGems or Homebrew
- Shell completion included
Limitations
- Requires tmux and a Ruby installation
- Homebrew installation has reported issues
Details
- Pricing
- FreeFree and open source.
- License
- MIT
- Developer
- The Tmuxinator contributors
- Platforms
- macOS, Linux, Command line
- How it runs
- Downloadable app
- Account
- Not required
- Works offline
- Yes
- Best suited for
- Developers who open the same tmux layout for each project
- Last verified
- Added
- Provenance
- Facts checked against the developer's own pages and store listings, 1 sources on file.
Alternatives to Tmuxinator
Compare allSoftware that can replace Tmuxinator for an important use case, and what changes if you switch.
sesh
A command-line session manager that finds, creates and switches between tmux sessions.
sesh also manages tmux sessions but focuses on finding, creating and switching between them, and it works best paired with a fuzzy finder instead of YAML project files.
Zellij
A terminal multiplexer that tells you its own shortcuts on screen, so you can use it on day one.
Zellij replaces both tmux and Tmuxinator, since its layouts are files that rebuild a working setup, and it needs no Ruby installation.
WezTerm
A GPU-accelerated terminal that is also a multiplexer, configured in Lua and the same on every platform.
WezTerm has built-in multiplexing configured in Lua, so project layouts live in one config file instead of Tmuxinator's YAML files driving tmux.
Similar software
Related functionality, not necessarily 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.
Oh my tmux!
A self-contained tmux configuration with a feature-rich status line and sensible defaults.
Byobu
Friendly configuration layer over tmux or GNU Screen.
GNU Screen
A terminal multiplexer that runs several shell sessions in one window and keeps them alive after disconnecting.
