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tmuxinator for Mac

Manage complex tmux sessions easily

Quick answer: tmuxinator is a terminal emulator for macOS. Install it with brew install tmuxinator. It is distributed under the MIT licence. It has 760 Homebrew installs in the last 30 days.

What tmuxinator is

tmuxinator is a terminal emulator for macOS: manage complex tmux sessions easily.

It is distributed as a Homebrew formula, which builds or pours a binary and puts it on your PATH. The project is open source and lives at https://github.com/tmuxinator/tmuxinator.

How to install tmuxinator

  1. Open Terminal (press ⌘ + Space and type “Terminal”).
  2. If Homebrew is not installed yet, run the installer below once.
  3. Run brew install tmuxinator.

Homebrew installer, if you need it:

Prefer a graphical installer? Download it from the official site. MacPicks never hosts or mirrors binaries — the Homebrew command always pulls from the vendor's own release.

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Frequently asked questions

How do I install tmuxinator on Mac?

Run brew install tmuxinator in Terminal. This requires Homebrew; if you do not have it, install it first with the command below.

Is tmuxinator open source?

Yes — Homebrew distributes it under the MIT licence.

Does tmuxinator run on Apple silicon?

Homebrew publishes this formula for macOS. If upstream does not ship an Apple silicon build, Rosetta 2 handles the Intel binary.

How popular is tmuxinator?

It was installed 760 times in the last 30 days according to Homebrew analytics, ranking #1223 in this catalogue.

What version of tmuxinator is current?

The latest packaged version is 3.4.2.