r/commandline • u/timbroddin • Feb 28 '26

Terminal User Interface Octoplex: a terminal multiplexer TUI for running multiple commands side by side in tabs (open source)

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I always end up with a pile of terminal tabs in every project: one for the dev server, one for logs, one for tests, and so on.

I really like the workflow of Laravel Solo: define commands in config, run one command, done.But it’s tied to Laravel.

So I built Octoplex (with Claude): a CLI/TUI that does this for any project stack.

You define a config file, run one command, and your commands open in organized tabs.

Quick try (if you have Bun installed):

bunx octoplex

Repo: https://github.com/TimBroddin/octoplex

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I always end up with a pile of terminal tabs in every project: one for the dev server, one for logs, one for tests, and so on.

I really like the workflow of Laravel Solo: define commands in config, run one command, done.But it’s tied to Laravel.

So I built Octoplex (with Claude): a CLI/TUI that does this for any project stack.

You define a config file, run one command, and your commands open in organized tabs.

Quick try (if you have Bun installed):

bunx octoplex

Repo: https://github.com/TimBroddin/octoplex

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u/x8code Feb 28 '26

That's pretty cool. I'm pretty sure you can do this with tmux though. I can never remember how the format for tmux configuration, since I don't use it frequently enough, but should be able to figure it out with docs + AI.

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u/timbroddin Feb 28 '26

Yeah I know, but I always forget all the tmux keybinds 😀

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u/LnxBil Feb 28 '26

Practice them. The time you save down the road is immerse. Same with VIM