Muxy is a Super Cool macOS-First Terminal for Developers

Muxy is a Super Cool macOS-First Terminal for Developers

Muxy is a lightweight and memory-efficient terminal designed specifically for high-performance workflows on Mac, built with the power of SwiftUI and libghostty.

For developers deeply involved in AI development and agentic coding, Muxy provides a streamlined environment that stays out of the way of your LLM-driven processes while providing the essential features needed to manage complex AI projects.

Key Features for the Modern Developer:

  • Project-based workflow — Organize terminals by project with persistent workspace state
  • Vertical tabs — Sidebar tab strip with drag-and-drop reordering, pinning, renaming, and middle-click close
  • Split panes — Horizontal and vertical splits with keyboard navigation and resizable dividers
  • Built-in VCS — Simple and lightweight basic git diff and operations
  • 200+ themes — Browse and search Ghostty themes with a built-in theme picker
  • Customizable shortcuts — 40+ configurable keyboard shortcuts with conflict detection
  • Workspace persistence — Tabs, splits, and focus state are saved and restored per project
  • In-terminal search — Find text in terminal output with match navigation
  • Drag and drop — Reorder tabs and projects, drag tabs between panes to create splits
  • Auto-updates — Built-in update checking via Sparkle
  • Text Editor - Native, Lightweight Text (not code) Editor with code highlight support for most of the programming languages

Install

brew tap muxy-app/tap
brew install --cask muxy

License

Do not worry, unlike many other macOS apps, this is totally free and open-source, under the MIT License.

Resources

GitHub - jasonkneen/huxy: Lightweight and Memory efficient terminal for Mac built with SwiftUI and libghostty
Lightweight and Memory efficient terminal for Mac built with SwiftUI and libghostty - jasonkneen/huxy