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List of helpful tmux links for various tutorials, plugins, and configuration settings.

Table of Contents

• Tutorials
• Cheat sheets
• Configuration
• Tools and session management
• Themes
• Status Bar
• Plugins
• Books
• Miscellaneous

Tutorials

• Automatically start tmux on SSH
• Tmux crash course
• Tmux and Vim together

Cheat Sheets

• tmux-cheatsheet.markdown
• tmuxcheatsheet.com

Configuration

• Oh My Tmux! (⭐24k) Powerline-like theme, vim bindings, SSH aware, improved maximize pane, ...
• Example tmux config (⭐1.8k) :green_book: Example tmux configuration - screen + vim key-bindings, system stat, cpu load bar
• Guide to customizing tmux.conf
• mooks (⭐10) A minimal tmux configuration framework designed for well-structured modular setups
• practical tmux
• tmux-extra (⭐120) Configuration and scripts for sane Tmux default behavior
• tmux-keybtest (⭐5) Check what keys tmux can detect from the terminal being used.
• tmux yank to system clipboard A way to get the System Clipboard to work with tmux yank on a Mac via pbcopy and linux via xclip

Tools and session management

• automux (⭐12) Wrappers to tmux commands, useful for tmux based automation
• disconnected (⭐19) A session manager written in Deno with json as the config files
• dmux (⭐348) Configurable tmux workspace manager written in Rust
• harpoon (⭐65) A tool to bookmark sessions and jump between them in a flash. Like ThePrimeagen/harpoon, but for tmux.
• laio A simple, flexbox-inspired, layout & session manager for tmux written in Rust.
• libtmux (⭐1.1k) Python API for tmux
• moxide (⭐15) A tmux session manager with a modular config
• mynav (⭐211) Workspace and session management TUI built on tmux
• powerline (⭐15k) Statusline plugin for vim, and provides statuslines and prompts for several other applications including tmux
• tmux-powerline (⭐3.7k) A hackable statusbar for tmux consisting of dynamic & beautiful looking segments, inspired by vim-powerline, written purely in bash.
• sesh (⭐1.5k) Smart session manager for the terminal
• smug (⭐788) A session manager for tmux written in Go
• sessionx (⭐1.1k) A Tmux session manager, with preview, fuzzy finding, and MORE
• t (⭐345) The smart tmux session manager
• tat (⭐40) Tab completion for tmux sessions
• teamocil (⭐2.4k) A simple tool used to automatically create windows and panes in tmux with YAML files
• tmex (⭐117) A minimalist tmux layout manager
• tmux-cookie-cutter (⭐16) A YAML based session builder, configuring windows, panes and environments automatically
• tmux-cssh (⭐96) Tmux with a "ClusterSSH"-like behavior
• tmux-conf (⭐4) Meant for users running tmux on multiple hosts, not always running the same version. Generates tmux config files using version checks
• tmux-nav-master (⭐6) Easy cross-navigation between tmux and other terminal applications.
• tmux-project (⭐6) Search projects and open them in a new session
• tmux-suspend (⭐151) Suspend local session for painlessly working with nested remote session.
• tmux-tea (⭐70) Session manager with previews, integrations with tmuxinator, fzf, neovim and more.
• tmux-tpad (⭐20) A popup window session manager.
• tmux-up (⭐112) Bootstrap new tmux sessions without complex tools, DSLs, or dependencies
• tmuxake (⭐11) A side-pane manager for tmux
• tmuxifier (⭐1.4k) Tmuxify your Tmux. Powerful session, window & pane management for Tmux.
• tmuxinator (⭐13k) Manage complex tmux sessions easily
• tmuxp (⭐4.4k) 💻 tmux session manager and python library
• tmuxpair (⭐46) Command line script for setting up a temporary tmux session for pair programming
• tome (⭐144) 🔁 Playbooks for tmux & vim, replacing your shell history
• twm (⭐51) A highly configurable workspace manager that is easy to extend with shell scripts, written in Rust
• vim-tmux-navigator (⭐6k) Vim and tmux integration
• xpanes (⭐2.1k) Awesome tmux-based terminal divider

Themes

• catppuccin (⭐2.7k) Catppuccin Latte, Frappe, Macchiato, and Mocha themes for tmux.
• dracula/tmux (⭐782) 🧛🏻‍♂️ The official dracula theme for tmux
• minimal-tmux-status (⭐245): Minimal theme with only required information in status bar and prefix indicator. (changes only status bar)
• nord tmux (⭐1.2k) An arctic, north-bluish clean and elegant tmux color theme.
• rose-pine (⭐228) - Soho vibes for tmux
• tmux-base16-statusline (⭐28) Statusline based on base16-shell (⭐264)
• tmux-colors-solarized (⭐1.1k) A color theme for the tmux terminal multiplexer using Ethan Schoonover’s Solarized color scheme
• tmux-dark-notify (⭐80) - Make tmux's theme follow macOS dark/light mode.
• tmux-gruvbox (⭐646) Light and dark tmux theme
• tmux-nova (⭐198) Fully customizable tmux theme
• tmux-power (⭐647) 8 powerline style themes for tmux, easily to expand.
• tmux-snazzy (⭐20) Elegant tmux theme with bright colors
• tmux-themepack (⭐1.7k) Various themes for tmux
• tmux-tokyo-night (⭐352) A vim inspired tokyo night theme
• tokyo-night-tmux (⭐507) tokyo-night theme for tmux
• tomorrow (⭐48): 5 flavors of Tomorrow theme based on specifications from Tomorrow Theme (⭐14k) (i.e. dark/blue and light).
• tmux-kanagawa (⭐119): Dark colorscheme inspired by the colors of the famous painting by Katsushika Hokusai.
• gruvbox-tmux: A clean Tmux theme that follows the gruvbox (⭐15k) colors
• tmux-oasis (⭐14): Desert theme pack with 12 variants for every color of the rainbow and a dynamic statusline for all tmux modes.

Status Bar

• aws-tmux (⭐34) Tmux plugin that gives you access to some (potentially) useful information about AWS.
• gitmux (⭐735) Show Git status in tmux status bar
• muxbar (⭐36) configure the status bar in Rust.
• tmux2k (⭐355) Highly customizable tmux status bar framework, providing you with a sleek and informative status bar.
• tmux-battery (⭐546) Plug and play battery percentage and icon indicator for Tmux.
• tmux-clima (⭐19) Displays the current temperature and weather condition using the OpenWeather API.
• tmux-code-time (⭐4) - Tracks time spent in sessions. Displays session duration in your status bar.
• tmux-colortag (⭐100) a plugin/theme that colors the tmux window tags.
• tmux-cpu-info (⭐14) CPU usage gauge to status bar
• tmux-cpu (⭐499) Show CPU load with easy icons
• tmux-cpu-rs (⭐3) Blazingly fast, small Rust tool to display CPU usage with caching for efficiency and optional eye-candy.
• tmux-current-pane-hostname (⭐6) Show current user and hostname in ssh sessions
• tmux-df (⭐43) - Show available disk space (output of df command)
• tmux-kripto (⭐6) Add a cryptocurrency stock price to the statusbar.
• tmux-kubectx (⭐6) Show kubernetes context in statusbar
• tmux-maildir-counter (⭐34) Plugin that counts files on a specific mail directory
• tmux-mem-cpu-load (⭐1.1k) CPU, RAM memory, and load monitor for use with tmux
• tmux-mode-indicator (⭐185) Displays prompt indicating currently active Tmux mode.
• tmux-mpv-info (⭐5) Displays the current song playing with MPV in your tmux status bar.
• tmux-mullvad (⭐12) - Keep track of Mullvad VPN status.
• tmux-ludanta (⭐4) - What's playing on an MPD local server.
• tmux-nerd-font-window-name (⭐191) Nerd Font icons for your tmux windows
• tmux-network-bandwidth (⭐83) Show network bandwidth
• tmux-nordvpn (⭐17) Monitor the current NordVPN connection status.
• tmux-online-status (⭐181) Tmux plugin that displays online status of your computer
• tmux-packet-loss (⭐13) - Displays packet loss % if at or above the specified threshold level
• tmux-piavpn (⭐10) Keep track of your Private Internet Access VPN status.
• tmux-plugin-playerctl (⭐14) Display MPRIS metadata in Tmux (Spotify, Clementine, VLC, etc)
• tmux-pomodoro-plus (⭐427) Incorporate the Pomodoro technique into your tmux workflow
• tmux-powerline-nostatus Display your tmux window list directly in your terminal prompt, eliminating the tmux status bar.
• tmux-prefix-highlight (⭐643) Plugin that highlights when you press tmux prefix key
• tmux-split-statusbar (⭐29) Plugin for splitting status bar into 2 parts - window + left/right status
• tmux-spotify-info (⭐78) Spotify track info on your status bar (OSX)
• tmux-spotify-info (⭐15) Spotify track info on your status bar (Linux)
• tmux-transient-status (⭐21) Automatically make your tmux status bar vanish when unneded.
• tmux-weather (⭐34) Add weather status via forcast.io
• tmux-weather (⭐81) Show current weather using wttr.in
• tmux-window-name (⭐262) Names your tmux windows smartly.
• tmux-weather-info-yr (⭐2) Displays the current temperature and weather based on your location via yr.no
• tmux-world-clock (⭐35) Show multiple timezones using Olson tz database.
• tmux-workspace-usage (⭐3) Displays the memory and CPU usage of your workspace processes.

Plugins

• back-in-5 (⭐1) display a "Back soon" message for remote collaboration
• tmux2html (⭐727) 🐈 Render full tmux windows or individual panes as HTML
• tmux-better-mouse-mode (⭐955) A tmux plugin to better manage and configure the mouse.
• extrakto (⭐1k) tmux clipboard copy and output completions
• kmux-status (⭐6) - Tmux plugin to render kubernetes context and other indicators on the status-line.
• muxile (⭐148) - View and control your tmux session from your mobile.
• tmux-autoreload (⭐116) - Watches your tmux configuration file and automatically reloads it on change.
• tmux-bitwarden (⭐42) Access your Bitwarden login items in a tmux pane.
• tmux-browser (⭐130) Web browser sessions attached to tmux sessions.
• tmux-cht-sh (⭐39) Access cheatsheets easily in a popup
• tmux-click-copy (⭐5) word/line copy on double/triple click without fixed timeout and without remaining stuck in copy mode
• tmux-compile (⭐15) Run compile commands directly inside tmux with automatic pane handling.
• tmux-command-palette (⭐23) Search for keybindings and custom commands with fzf.
• tmux-copytk (⭐66) - Multi utility rapid copy toolkit.
• tmux-devcontainers (⭐9) - Manage and interact with (Devcontainers)[https://containers.dev]
• tmux-easy-motion (⭐97) vim-easymotion like navigation for tmux.
• tmux-easymotion (⭐40) EasyMotion-like plugin with pane jumping capabilities in tmux.
• tmux-filter (⭐7) Filter the current buffer by some text/pattern, very useful for viewing logs.
• tmux-fingers (⭐1.3k) copy pasting in terminal with vimium/vimperator like hints.
• tmux-floating-plugin (⭐13) - A popup floating terminal window in tmux.
• tmux-fuzzback (⭐167) Search your scrollback buffer using fzf.
• tmux-fzf-url (⭐635) For opening urls from browser quickly without mouse.
• tmux-fzf-session-switch (⭐82) Easy way to switch, when you have a ton of sessions.
• tmux-gh (⭐1) - Tmux plugin to fetch the github helper profile. Displays, the currently actively authenticated git username.
• tmux-git-worktree (⭐8) An opinionated plugin to either delete, select or create git worktrees and branches, and then open in a new window within the current tmux session
• tmux-grimoire (⭐103) - Customizable popup shells (aka shpells) driven by custom scripts.
• tmux-keylocker (⭐6) Lock away your tmux keybinds temporarely.
• tmux-menus (⭐442) - Popup menus to help with managing your environment.
• tmux-modal (⭐212) - Execute complex tmux commands in just a few keystrokes with a modal mode that is designed to be efficient, easy to remember and comfortable.
• tmux-mouse-swipe (⭐20) - Switch Window or Session by clicking right mouse button and swiping.
• tmux-notify (⭐220) A plugin to notify you when processes are finished.
• tmux-open-nvim (⭐67) - A plugin to help open files in a running instance of Neovim. Pairs well with tmux-fingers or tmux-open.
• tmux-fzf-open-files-nvim (⭐10) - A plugin that parses pane text for files for selection in fzf to open in neovim.
• tmux-thumbs (⭐1k) A lightning fast version of tmux-fingers written in Rust, copy/pasting tmux like vimium/vimperator
• tmux-1password (⭐267) Access your 1Password login items in a tmux pane.
• tmux-jump (⭐424) Vimium/Easymotion like navigation for tmux.
• tmux-power-zoom (⭐60) Zoom pane to separate window, then unzoom it back into it's original location.
• tmux-session-wizard (⭐243) One prefix to control all your session creation, naming, switching, etc using fzf (⭐76k) & zoxide (⭐32k).
• tmux-simple-git-status (⭐30) Show branch and number of changes in current git repository
• tmux-spotify (⭐123) Show a nice menu to manage Spotify application
• tmux-spotify-playlists (⭐25) Another Spotify plugin, but for saving and playing your favorite playlists
• tmux-super-fingers (⭐98) like fingers, but also opens files in vim.
• tmux-tilish (⭐471) Turn tmux into a dynamic window manager with intuitive keybindings (inspired by i3wm/sway)
• tmux-tilit (⭐69) Brings tiling window manager features and intuitive keybindings to your tmux workflow.
• tmux-timetrap (⭐2) Keep your time tracked directly with TMUX (The plugin is just a wrapper for timetrap (⭐1.5k))
• tmux-toggle-scratch (⭐2) Toggle scratch popup sessions for quick note-taking and temporary work.
• tmux-wormhole (⭐117) Use tmux to download files with magic wormhole
• tmux-pianobar (⭐7) A menu and status bar widget for Pianobar
• tmux-pane-focus (⭐18) Auto-Resizing splits to improve readability.
• tmux-plugins Official tmux plugins
  • tmux-continuum (⭐3.7k) Continuous saving of tmux environment. Automatic restore when tmux is started. Automatic tmux start when computer is turned on.
  • tmux-copycat (⭐1.2k) A plugin that enhances tmux search
  • tmux-fpp (⭐322) Quickly open any path on your terminal window in your $EDITOR of choice!
  • tmux-logging (⭐1.2k) Easy logging and screen capturing for Tmux.
  • tmux-open (⭐695) Tmux key bindings for quick opening of a highlighted file or url
  • tmux-pain-control (⭐821) standard pane key-bindings for tmux
  • tmux-resurrect (⭐12k) Persists tmux environment across system restarts.
  • tmux-sessionist (⭐448) Lightweight tmux utils for manipulating sessions
  • tmux-sidebar (⭐591) A sidebar with the directory tree for the current path. Tries to make tmux more IDE like.
  • tmux-smooth-scroll (⭐10) Smooth scrolling for tmux
  • tmux-tpm (⭐14k) Tmux Plugin Manager
  • tmux-urlview (⭐283) Quickly open any url on your terminal window! (No commits since 2016, see tmux-urlscan or tmux-fzf-url for a maintained alternative.)
  • tmux-yank (⭐3k) Tmux plugin for copying to system clipboard. Works on OSX, Linux and Cygwin.
• tmux-port (⭐2) A tiny tmux plugin to view listening ports and kill processes — in a centered popup or split panes.

Development and testing

• gotmux (⭐39) A golang library to interact with tmux.
• tmux-example-plugin (⭐47) Example Tmux plugin that actually demonstrates how to build plugins for Tmux
• tmux-test (⭐16) A small framework for isolated testing of tmux plugins.

Books

• tmux 2: Productive Mouse-Free Development
• The Tao of tmux

Miscellaneous

• sixel-tmux (⭐501) a fork of tmux, with just one goal: having the most reliable support of graphics
• Statically linked tmux Install new version without root access
• sublime-tmux (⭐10) Sublime Text plugin to interact with tmux sessions
• tmuxai (⭐1.4k) AI-Powered, Non-Intrusive Terminal Assistant
• tmux-tail-f (⭐35) A tool to tail multiple files using tmux
• vim-tmux (⭐336) vim plugin for tmux.conf