Remux
Ranked 10 of 11 terminal multiplexers by recommenders
Open-source tmux workspace for iPhone that connects quickly, works well, and has a clever pane-based design.
Open-source tmux workspace for iPhone that connects quickly, works well, and has a clever pane-based design.
8 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 8
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 1 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 8 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 1 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Connects well and works fast
“your app (remux) is installed and works well”
Comment from 23 Jul 2026 in “Show HN: Remux – an open-source tmux workspace designed for iPhone” “it connects well and works quite fast”
Comment from 23 Jul 2026 in “Show HN: Remux – an open-source tmux workspace designed for iPhone” Clever, thoughtful design and effort
“the website design (tmux style pane at the bottom) is very clever”
Comment from 23 Jul 2026 in “Show HN: Remux – an open-source tmux workspace designed for iPhone” “I can see how much thought and work went into building this”
Comment from 23 Jul 2026 in “Show HN: Remux – an open-source tmux workspace designed for iPhone” “I think this is a very cool effort.”
Comment from 23 Jul 2026 in “Show HN: Remux – an open-source tmux workspace designed for iPhone”
Other terminal multiplexers people recommend
The four most recommended other terminal multiplexers, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| tmux | 411 | 111 | 79% | 12 | 10 yrs14 owners | Approved |
| Herdr | 232 | 68 | 77% | 7 | 1 mo18 owners | Approved |
| Zellij | 93 | 33 | 74% | 12 | 2 yrs5 owners | Approved |
| GNU Screen | 33 | 11 | 75% | 12 | — | Approved |
| RemuxThis page | 8 | 0 | 100% | 1 | — | — |
What people said
6 of the 9 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“Highly encourage you to build out a Desktop version, I'm now using mine as my only terminal and wouldn't go back.”
“your app (remux) is installed and works well”
“the website design (tmux style pane at the bottom) is very clever”
“I can see how much thought and work went into building this”
“it connects well and works quite fast”
“I think this is a very cool effort.”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.