wtmux
The facts below are what the maker publishes about wtmux, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
The facts
Each one read from wtmux's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Clipboard controls
- Clipboard writes from pane applications are policy-controlled; the default allows external clipboard integration while rejecting pane-originated OSC 52 requests.checked 11 Oct 2001
- Compatibility
- The comparison page lists Windows 10 version 2004 or later as the minimum supported Windows version.checked 11 Oct 2001
- Configuration
- wtmux reads ~/.wtmux.conf or, as a fallback, ~/.tmux.conf, with support for a subset of tmux configuration syntax.checked 11 Oct 2001
- Distribution
- The comparison page says wtmux is distributed through the Microsoft Store using MSIX packaging with a Windows execution alias.checked 11 Oct 2001
- Integrations
- The maker documents a DSC v3 resource for declaratively managing global wtmux options through WinGet Configuration or DSC v3.checked 11 Oct 2001
- Intended users
- The maker recommends wtmux for people who want a native Windows terminal multiplexer without WSL, Native AOT performance, or COM-based plugin extensibility.checked 11 Oct 2001
- License
- The comparison page lists wtmux's license as MIT.checked 11 Oct 2001
- Notable limits
- The comparison page says hooks, control mode, session groups, and some advanced key-binding features are not implemented.checked 11 Oct 2001
- Pane and session features
- It supports session and window management, horizontal and vertical pane splits, pane navigation, resizing, and zoom.checked 11 Oct 2001
- Persistence limit
- Live processes do not survive a Windows restart or server shutdown.checked 11 Oct 2001
- Plugin discovery limit
- Automatic discovery of installed AppExtensions is not yet enabled, according to the release notes.checked 11 Oct 2001
- Plugins
- wtmux has a COM-based plugin system and built-in plugins; automatic discovery of installed AppExtensions is not yet enabled.checked 11 Oct 2001
- Purpose
- wtmux runs multiple terminal sessions in one window, with panes, named windows, and detachable sessions.checked 11 Oct 2001
- Security
- The control named pipe is scoped to the current user's SID, access is restricted to that user and SYSTEM, and the client checks the pipe endpoint's owner.checked 11 Oct 2001
- Session lifetime
- Sessions run in the background and can be detached and reattached, but live processes do not survive a Windows restart or server shutdown.checked 11 Oct 2001
- Terminal features
- It supports VT and ANSI sequences, Unicode, mouse input, application terminal modes, hyperlinks, and clipboard integration.checked 11 Oct 2001
- Terminal safety
- The site describes policy-controlled OSC 8 hyperlinks and OSC 52 clipboard writes, with terminal-frame sanitization and validation of hyperlinks before they reach the host terminal.checked 11 Oct 2001
- tmux compatibility limits
- The maker warns that many unsupported tmux options are silently ignored and complex tmux configurations may need adaptation.checked 11 Oct 2001
Where it runs
- Windows support
- wtmux targets Windows 10 version 2004 or later and uses the Windows ConPTY runtime.checked 11 Oct 2001
