# Remux

8 Hacker News commenters recommended Remux and 0 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 1 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** Open-source tmux workspace for iPhone that connects quickly, works well, and has a clever pane-based design.

## Why people recommend it

- Connects well and works fast (2 comments): "your app (remux) is installed and works well" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49026936)) "it connects well and works quite fast" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49024105))
- Clever, thoughtful design and effort (3 comments): "the website design (tmux style pane at the bottom) is very clever" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49026562)) "I can see how much thought and work went into building this" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49025905)) "I think this is a very cool effort." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49023402))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [tmux](https://hackerapproved.com/p/tmux.md): 411 recommend
- [Herdr](https://hackerapproved.com/p/herdr.md): 232 recommend
- [Zellij](https://hackerapproved.com/p/zellij.md): 93 recommend
- [GNU Screen](https://hackerapproved.com/p/gnu-screen.md): 33 recommend
- [zmx](https://hackerapproved.com/p/zmx.md): 23 recommend

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Remux", https://hackerapproved.com/p/remux/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).