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tmux vs shpool: catalog facts
tmux	shpool
Free Free and open source under the ISC licence.	Free Free and open source under the Apache-2.0 license.
macOS, Linux, Command line	macOS, Linux, Command line
Sessions survive a dropped SSH connection Splits and windows without needing the terminal emulator to support them	Resumes named shell sessions after a disconnect Keeps native terminal scrollback and copy-paste
The prefix-key model takes a while to become automatic Configuration is terse and the manual page is dense	Requires shpool on the remote host where persistent sessions are needed.
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: ISC	License: Apache-2.0
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 21, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 8, 2026

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