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tmux - an awesome alternative to screen

tmux is a terminal multiplexer: it enables a number of terminals (or windows), each running a separate program, to be created, accessed, and controlled from a single screen. tmux may be detached from a screen and continue running in the background, then later reattached. https://tmux.github.io

32k subscribers67 posts / mo in Sep 202662 authors / mosince 2011

r/tmux has 32k members (+72% over the last 12 months). It gets about 67 posts a month from 62 people. Top topics: VimColorschemes, Window Management and Vim Navigation Tips.

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Size and growth

How r/tmux has grown

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Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+72%in 12 months · +7.0% in 3 months · +1.6% in 1 month
Oct 202632k
Growing32k subscribers
Data since Mar 2018Live · through Oct 2026
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Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

+116%vs Sep 2025 · +40% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 202667
BusierPeaked at 67 in Sep 2026
Data through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

What people talk about

Topics and brands on r/tmux

Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. VimColorschemes4.1%
  2. Window Management1.2%
  3. Vim Navigation Tips1.2%
  4. Status Bars0.6%
  5. Keybinds and Hotkeys0.5%

Brands people mention

Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months

  1. Cotypist
  2. Apple
  3. Stack Overflow
  4. npm
  5. Wolfram

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Posts and activity for Sep 2026. Members from Reddit's subscriber counts. Read from the same data the app runs on. Our research