byobu ☆
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Description:
Text-based window manager and terminal multiplexer
Type: Formula  |  Latest Version: 6.13@1  |  Tracked Since: Dec 17, 2025
Links: Homepage  |  formulae.brew.sh
Category: Productivity
Tags: terminal multiplexer cli remote-access productivity
Install: brew install byobu
About:
Byobu is an elegant enhancement of the UNIX screen or tmux terminal multiplexers. It provides a sleek, informative status bar and easy keyboard shortcuts for managing multiple terminal sessions. It simplifies session management, making it ideal for remote server administration.
Key Features:
  • Enhanced status bar with system metrics
  • Session persistence and reattachment
  • Split window and pane management
  • Keyboard shortcuts for easy navigation
Use Cases:
  • Managing long-running processes on remote servers
  • Splitting a terminal for simultaneous coding and monitoring
  • Maintaining persistent development sessions over SSH
Alternatives:
  • tmux – Byobu wraps tmux (or screen) with a pre-configured UI and status bar, whereas tmux is the raw backend.
  • screen – Byobu offers a more modern interface and better defaults than the traditional screen utility.
License: GPL-3.0-only
Dependencies: newt, tmux
Bottles available for: all
Version History
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Oct 20, 2025 3:33pm 1 VERSION_BUMP 9ec0963d
Oct 20, 2025 12:54pm 1 VERSION_BUMP 2efa9907
Oct 13, 2024 9:50am 1 VERSION_BUMP 0eb90d27
Feb 17, 2024 10:58am 0 VERSION_BUMP 9fa6bd01
Dec 16, 2022 9:04am 3 VERSION_BUMP 2b2171ad
Dec 16, 2022 9:04am 3 VERSION_BUMP 4698f15c
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