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GNU Parallel vs mprocs: catalog facts
GNU Parallel	mprocs
Free Free and open source under the GPLv3.	Free Free and open source under the MIT licence.
macOS, Linux, Command line	Command line
Runs many jobs at once across multiple cores Can spread work across several machines	Separate output view for each running command Interact with any process from one terminal
Command-line only, with many options to learn Aimed at Unix-like systems; no Windows version listed	Development has moved to the unreleased successor dekit Processes stop when the mprocs window closes
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-3.0	License: MIT
No account needed	No account needed
Works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026

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