psmux brings tmux-style terminal multiplexing to PowerShell, Windows Terminal, and cmd.exe through a native Windows implementation.
The Best psmux Alternatives in 2026
Looking for something like psmux? Here are 4 alternatives, ranked by how closely they match it on purpose, features and platforms. Of these, 3 are open source.
psmux offers a native Windows terminal multiplexer written in Rust, with tmux compatibility and no WSL requirement.
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Quick comparison
| # | Alternative | Pricing | Open source | Platforms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Psmux | — | Yes | Windows |
| 2 | Wezterm | — | Not stated | — |
| 3 | hok | — | Yes | — |
| 4 | procs | — | Yes | — |
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Wezterm
github.com/wezterm/weztermWezTerm offers a cross-platform terminal emulator and multiplexer written in Rust.
Hok reimplements Scoop as a command-line package manager written in Rust; its repository notes that development is ongoing.
procs replaces the ps process-listing command with a modern implementation written in Rust.
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