Looking for a cmux alternative? Meet AgentsRoom.

They are not the same kind of tool. cmux is a native macOS terminal for coding agents: workspaces in a sidebar, notification rings, a browser pane and a CLI to script it all. AgentsRoom is a command center that runs the agents for you on macOS, Windows and Linux: live status for every agent across every project, a ticket backlog, agent teams, scheduled tasks, 14 specialized roles and native iOS and Android apps, with Claude, Codex, GitHub Copilot CLI, Cursor and 10 other agent CLIs. Pick cmux if you want the best terminal on a Mac and prefer to build your own workflow, AgentsRoom if you want the workflow ready and the same view on every machine.

Yes, in about 30 seconds. AgentsRoom works with any project folder on your machine: point it to the directories you open in cmux. Your code, CLAUDE.md files and agent CLI settings stay where they are. There is nothing to migrate, and nothing stops you from keeping cmux open next to it.

AgentsRoom is free for up to 2 projects with 6 agents in parallel. The Pro plan unlocks unlimited projects. Both plans include every feature, with no feature gating.

No. AgentsRoom is a standalone application. It spawns CLI processes (Claude, Codex, GitHub Copilot CLI, Cursor or any of the 10 other agent CLIs AgentsRoom supports) directly. It does not use or require cmux, tmux, or any terminal multiplexer.

AgentsRoom runs on macOS, Windows and Linux, with native iOS and Android apps to follow your agents from your phone. The cmux desktop app runs on macOS only.

Both are desktop apps for running coding agents in parallel, but they start from different places. cmux is a terminal: a native macOS app built on libghostty, with workspaces in a sidebar, notification rings when an agent needs you and a scriptable browser pane. Orca (onorca.dev) is editor-first: an MIT-licensed app for macOS, Linux and Windows built around a file editor, a diff viewer, PR review and a git worktree per task. Pick cmux for the terminal, Orca for the editor and review flow. What neither one adds is a workflow above the agents, which is the part AgentsRoom takes on: a ticket backlog the agents pick up, agent teams, a view across every project and native iOS and Android apps.

Both put several coding agents side by side and both tell you when one needs you, so the difference is where they live. cmux is its own terminal app: a native macOS window with vertical tabs, notification rings, a browser pane and workspaces opened on remote machines over SSH. Herdr (herdr.dev) is an open-source multiplexer written in Rust, under the Apache 2.0 license, that runs inside the terminal emulator you already use: each agent gets its own pane, Herdr detects whether it is working, blocked or idle, recognizes 21 agent CLIs, and keeps a background server you can detach from and reattach to over SSH. Pick cmux for a dedicated Mac app, Herdr to stay in your current terminal. Neither has a ticket backlog or an Android app: that is the layer AgentsRoom adds, with a visual overview of every agent, a built-in diff review and iOS and Android companions.

As of October 2026, the cmux desktop app is macOS only: there is no Windows installer and no Linux build to download. A Windows port is being developed in the open, and the repository also contains a terminal version you can compile yourself, but neither is a finished release yet. If you want the same idea on Windows or Linux today, several coding agents in parallel with a clear signal when one needs you, AgentsRoom runs natively on all three systems: the same desktop app and the same features, with a signed Windows installer and Linux builds on the download page. Live agent status, desktop notifications, a built-in browser and SSH access to your remote machines are all included.

No. Two projects share the name. This page compares AgentsRoom with cmux by Manaflow (cmux.com), the macOS terminal app for coding agents. There is also an older, smaller open-source script called cmux, described as tmux for Claude Code, that creates a git worktree for each Claude session from the command line. If that is the one you use, AgentsRoom covers the same need with a visual interface: a backlog ticket can run in its own git worktree, and every agent shows its live status.