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Oh my tmux! vs Byobu: catalog facts
Oh my tmux!	Byobu
Free Free, dual-licensed under MIT and WTFPLv2.	Free Free and open source under the GPL.
macOS, Linux, Command line	macOS, Linux, Command line
Informative, configurable status line out of the box Separate local file keeps your changes apart from upstream updates	Usable multiplexer with a status bar from the first launch, no config needed Function-key bindings that are easier to learn than raw tmux prefixes
It is a configuration, so tmux itself must be installed Needs awk and perl	Adds an abstraction layer that gets in the way once you know tmux well
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: MIT OR WTFPL	License: GPL-3.0
No account needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 24, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026

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