Side by side
GNU Screen vs TUIOS
Both stand on terminal multiplexers. Which one you can start free with, which one lets you read the code, and what each costs once you pay.
Free plan
Visit GNU Screen Free plan APILinuxMac+3
Pick TUIOS if you want a free terminal workspace that tracks coding agents and can reconnect to sessions on local or remote machines. Look elsewhere if you need running programs and scrollback restored after a daemon restart or reboot, or cannot use a true-color terminal.
Visit TUIOSThe facts
| GNU Screen | TUIOS | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Open source | Not published | Not published |
| Runs on | Not published | API, Linux, Mac, Self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| Lowest paid plan | Not published | Not published |
| Plans published | None | None |
| Maker | Not published | Not published |
| Website | gnu.org | github.com |
| On terminal multiplexers | #27 of 29 | #23 of 29 |
GNU Screen: what it does well
TUIOS: what it does well
- Free and MIT licensed.
- Tracks coding-agent states in panes and a shared Inbox.
- Supports multiple pane layouts, or turning tiling off.
- Sessions can stay available after detaching, including over SSH.
- Remote hosts can run sessions or individual panes.
What to know first
- Requires a terminal with true-color support.
- After a restart, running programs and scrollback do not return.
- Building from source requires Go 1.26.6 or newer.
- Security response times are not guaranteed.
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