Herdr
6.1#12 in terminal multiplexersFree planFree planAPILinuxmacOSSelf-hosted
VisitHerdr vs muxel
What both publish
| Fact | Herdr | muxel |
|---|---|---|
| Agent status | Herdr marks agents as working, blocked, or idle so users can find agents that need attention. | Live status identifies agents as working, idle, blocked or done, with desktop notifications when an unfocused agent needs attention. |
| Product | Herdr is a background runtime that keeps coding agents’ terminal sessions running so users can return to them from another machine. | muxel is a native terminal multiplexer for managing multiple AI coding agents from one window. |
| Support | The maker’s site links to a Discord community and lists [email protected] as a contact email. | The maker directs questions about its terms and privacy policy to its GitHub issue tracker. |
Herdr plans
- Herdr runtimeFree
muxel plans
- Free & open sourceFree
Pick Herdr if…
Herdr suits developers managing multiple coding-agent sessions across local and SSH-accessible machines. It may also suit those who want session persistence, layouts, status indicators, or a local API and CLI.
Pick muxel if…
Muxel suits people who want coding agents and shells organized in one desktop workspace. It is available across Linux, macOS, and Windows, though tmux session persistence is Unix-only and disabled on Windows.