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We've compiled a list of 8 free and paid alternatives to GNU Screen. The primary competitors include tmux, byobu. In addition to these, users also draw comparisons between GNU Screen and Zterm, dtach, Wemux. Also you can look at other similar options here: OS and Utilities.


tmux
Free Open Source

tmux is a terminal multiplexer: it enables a number of terminals (or windows), each running a...

byobu
Free Open Source

Byobu is a GPLv3 open source text-based window manager and terminal multiplexer.

Zterm
Free

ZTerm is a terminal emulation program for the Macintosh.

dtach
Free Open Source

dtach is a tiny program that emulates the detach feature of screen, allowing you to run a program...

Wemux
Free Open Source

wemux - Multi-User Tmux Made Easy

mtm
Free Open Source

Perhaps the smallest useful terminal multiplexer in the world.

Get Console is the first ipad and iphone serial port terminal application providing serial terminal...

abduco
Free Open Source

session {at,de}tach support Session management in a clean and simple way

Screen is a full-screen window manager that multiplexes a physical terminal between several...

GNU Screen Platforms

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GNU Screen Overview

Screen is a full-screen window manager that multiplexes a physical terminal between several processes, typically interactive shells. Each virtual terminal provides the functions of the DEC VT100 terminal and, in addition, several control functions from the ANSI X3.64 (ISO 6429) and ISO 2022 standards (e.g., insert/delete line and support for multiple character sets). There is a scrollback history buffer for each virtual terminal and a copy-and-paste mechanism that allows the user to move text regions between windows. When screen is called, it creates a single window with a shell in it (or the specified command) and then gets out of your way so that you can use the program as you normally would. Then, at any time, you can create new (full-screen) windows with other programs in them (including more shells), kill the current window, view a list of the active windows, turn output logging on and off, copy text between windows, view the scrollback history, switch between windows, etc. All windows run their programs completely independent of each other. Programs continue to run when their window is currently not visible and even when the whole screen session is detached from the users terminal.

GNU Screen Features

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GNU Screen Categories

OS and Utilities

GNU Screen Tags

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