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mprocs vs GNU Parallel: catalog facts
mprocsGNU Parallel
Free

Free and open source under the MIT licence.

Free

Free and open source under the GPLv3.

Command line macOS, Linux, Command line
  • Separate output view for each running command
  • Interact with any process from one terminal
  • Runs many jobs at once across multiple cores
  • Can spread work across several machines
  • Development has moved to the unreleased successor dekit
  • Processes stop when the mprocs window closes
  • Command-line only, with many options to learn
  • Aimed at Unix-like systems; no Windows version listed
Downloadable app Downloadable app
Open source Open source
License: MIT License: GPL-3.0
No account needed No account needed
Works offline Works offline

Checked September 23, 2026

Checked September 23, 2026

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