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mtm vs tmux: catalog facts
mtm	tmux
Free Free and open source under GPL-3.0-or-later.	Free Free and open source under the ISC licence.
macOS, Linux, Command line	macOS, Linux, Command line
Splits terminal sessions into panes Uses classic ANSI terminal emulation	Sessions survive a dropped SSH connection Splits and windows without needing the terminal emulator to support them
Requires ncursesw Project changes are limited to maintenance and compatibility updates	The prefix-key model takes a while to become automatic Configuration is terse and the manual page is dense
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-3.0-or-later	License: ISC
Not stated if an account is needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 8, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 21, 2026

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