Prise is a terminal multiplexer designed for modern terminals. It uses a client-server architecture to preserve sessions across client connections.
This is free and open source software.
Key Features
- Named sessions with tabs and panes, persisted to disk.
- Horizontal and vertical pane splitting.
- Resize, zoom and navigate panes with Vim-style key bindings.
- Client-server architecture lets sessions survive disconnections.
- Fully customizable Lua-powered user interface.
- Configurable themes, leader key and key bindings.
- Fuzzy-searchable command palette.
- Pane borders with multiple modes and styles.
- Built on libghostty and libvaxis.
- Supports Linux and macOS.
Website: Abandoned
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Developer: Tim Culverhouse
License: MIT License
Prise is written in Zig. Learn Zig with our recommended free tutorials.
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