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tmux vs Ubra
tmux persists terminals for people fluent in it. Ubra gives you point-and-click panes, agent state badges and a Git sidebar in a desktop window, with no keybindings to memorize.
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Feature comparison table
tmux details come from its official docs as of October 2026. If something is stale, open an issue. See all tools on the comparison hub.
| Area | Ubra | tmux |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | Native desktop app (own window) | Terminal multiplexer inside your terminal |
| Agent awareness | 28 agent CLIs detected, per-pane working/blocked/idle/done badges | Sees panes, not agents |
| Controls | Mouse and GUI, no prefix keys | Prefix keybindings and config file |
| Persistence | Tray keeps panes running when the window closes (where the tray is available); quitting stops all panes | Detached sessions that survive disconnects |
| Layout restore | Workspaces, tabs, panes and last agent CLI restored | Manual or via plugin scripts |
| File tree & Git | Built-in Explorer and Source Control | Use your own terminal tools |
| SSH remotes | On the roadmap, not shipped | Yes, runs on any server you SSH into |
| OS support | macOS, Linux, Windows | macOS, Linux (Windows via WSL) |
| License | MIT, free | ISC, free |
Choose tmux if
- You work over SSH and want sessions that live on the remote machine.
- You already know the keybindings and like a scriptable, minimal setup.
- You want something battle-tested that runs everywhere a terminal does.
Choose Ubra if
- You want panes without memorizing a prefix key or writing a config.
- You want to see at a glance which agent is working, blocked or done.
- You want a file tree, Git sidebar and Codex/Claude usage next to your agents.