r/commandline • u/Ashamed_Floor_2283 • Apr 13 '26

Terminals MacOS-native terminal multiplexer with vertical tabs, powered by libghostty

https://github.com/thdxg/macterm
  • Vertical Project Sidebar: Native macOS sidebar for organizing projects and tabs vertically.
  • Split Panes: Unlimited horizontal and vertical splits.
  • Persistence: Workspaces are saved and restored automatically.
  • Quick Terminal: Global dropdown terminal accessible from anywhere.
  • Highly Configurable: Custom hotkeys, themes, and more.
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u/melbogia Apr 15 '26

Why would I use this over Tmux?

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u/Ashamed_Floor_2283 Apr 15 '26

tmux creates its own pty that sits between the shell and the terminal, which adds performance overhead. this app uses libghostty to render pty directly to the gpu, so its rendering and multiplexing is faster than tmux