macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install mtmlocal Homebrew formula metadata
MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install mtmMacPorts ports tree · sysutils/mtm/Portfile · source: api.github.com
brew
Install mtm with Homebrew, apk, MacPorts, Nix
Micro terminal multiplexer. Version 1.2.1 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.
install
Additional install commands
Linux
Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%
sudo apk add mtmAlpine Linux edge package indexes · mtm · source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org
Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#mtmnixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/mt/mtm/package.nix · source: api.github.com
overview
Package summary
Micro terminal multiplexer
Project links
Commands and aliases
- mtm
history
Project history and usage
mtm, the Micro Terminal Multiplexer, is a deliberately tiny terminal multiplexer from the deadpixi/mtm project. Its README frames the project around four principles: few commands, broad compatibility through classic ANSI terminal emulation, a codebase of about one thousand lines, and a maintenance policy centered on bug fixes, translation/accessibility improvements, and keeping the program building on supported operating systems.
Project history
The tool occupies the minimalist end of the same niche as GNU Screen and tmux. It starts virtual terminals inside one terminal, lets the user split the screen horizontally or vertically, move focus with a prefix key and arrows, close panes, redraw, and scroll. The project avoids requiring a custom terminfo entry by advertising a long-established screen-compatible terminal type by default, while also shipping optional mtm terminfo entries for users who want them.
How it is used
Package-manager adoption reflects that niche: mtm is useful in constrained or preference-driven environments where a user wants pane splitting without sessions, scripting layers, or a large command language. Homebrew, Alpine, MacPorts, and Nix package it as a single mtm executable, so it functions mainly as a lightweight alternative for users who find larger multiplexers excessive.
Sources
security posture
Risk level: green
narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.
Risk classifier
green risk · low confidence · appliance
Why
- narrow executable package without higher-risk signals
Signals
- metadata:no-higher-risk-signals
Install behavior
- No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
- Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 10 platform targets.
- Installs with 1 runtime dependencies.
Recommended review
Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
mtm | cli | global executable |
freshness
Version and freshness
These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.
page generated2026-07-08
manager version1.2.1
manager updated
local dataok
upstreamcurrent
latest detected1.2.1/1.2.1
https://github.com/deadpixi/mtm
- infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:mtm |
|---|---|
| Version | 1.2.1 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/mtm |
| Homepage | https://github.com/deadpixi/mtm |
| Repository | https://github.com/deadpixi/mtm |
| Upstream docs | https://github.com/deadpixi/mtm#readme |
| License | GPL-3.0-or-later |
| Source archive | https://github.com/deadpixi/mtm/archive/refs/tags/1.2.1/1.2.1.tar.gz |
| Dependencies | ncurses |
| Bottle | available (on arm64_linux, arm64_monterey, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, monterey, sonoma, ventura, x86_64_linux) |
| Homebrew post-install | not defined |
| Service | none declared |
registry facts
Source database details
| Source Database | Homebrew formula API |
|---|---|
| Tap | homebrew/core |
| Full Name | mtm |
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 0 |
| Head Version | HEAD |
| Bottle Stable Root URL | https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core |
| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
| Keg Only | no |
| URL Keys |
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source database matches
Other package-manager records
Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.
Nix95%
mtm
nix profile install nixpkgs#mtm- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Mtm
apk95%
mtm 1.2.1-r1
Perhaps the smallest useful terminal multiplexer in the world
https://github.com/deadpixi/mtm
sudo apk add mtm- License: GPL-3.0-or-later
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: mtm
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Mtm
apk95%
mtm-doc 1.2.1-r1
Perhaps the smallest useful terminal multiplexer in the world (documentation)
https://github.com/deadpixi/mtm
sudo apk add mtm-doc- License: GPL-3.0-or-later
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: mtm
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Mtm
MacPorts95%
mtm
sudo port install mtm- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Mtm
source trail
Generated from repository data
This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.
Combined YAML source
View the package source record on GitHub.
Used sources
- Geiger risk classifier
- Nucleus package database
- av.db category and tag curation
- cross-ecosystem install command graph
- curated package history
- external package-manager database matches
- package relationship graph
- package version freshness
- package-page enrichment