# Install tmex with Homebrew Minimalist tmux layout manager. Version 2.0.6 via Homebrew; verified 2026-05-18. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:tmex ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install tmex ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:tmex - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 2.0.6 - **Source summary:** Minimalist tmux layout manager - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** MIT - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-05-18T12:31:01-04:00 - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T18:08:21+00:00 ## Executables - tmex (cli) - tmex (alias) ## Dependencies - tmux ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on all ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 2.0.6 - Package-manager updated: 2026-05-18 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/evnp/tmex - Upstream latest detected: v2.0.6 (current) ## Project history and usage tmex is a lightweight tmux command and layout composer distributed as a single shell script with no runtime dependency beyond tmux. ### Project history The official README frames tmex as a small wrapper for composing tmux dashboards from command arguments rather than from persistent configuration files. Version 2 is highlighted in the README for multi-window management, focused-pane control, multi-digit pane counts, top-level sizing, and grid sub-layouts. ### Adoption history tmex is narrow but package-friendly. Its own README advertises Homebrew and npm installation, and the supplied source facts identify the Homebrew formula as the relevant package-manager entry. ### How it is used The main use case is replacing long tmux command strings in project scripts with a shorter tmex invocation. The README specifically shows simplifying package.json scripts that start multiple panes for watchers, servers, and typecheckers. ### Why package nerds care tmex appeals to package-nerd users who like tmux but dislike carrying a custom layout script in every repository. It packages one small shell program that turns project commands into repeatable tmux panes. ### Timeline - v2: Official README highlights multi-window and richer layout controls. - 2026: The batch source facts list tmex as a Homebrew package. ### Related projects - tmux is the required runtime and core abstraction that tmex composes. ### Sources - - input.source_facts.package-manager ## Security Notes narrow executable package without higher-risk signals. - **Geiger risk:** green / low - narrow executable package without higher-risk signals ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** tmex - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** stable ## Related links - [Source-control packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/source-control-tools/) - Belongs to a source-control command family. - [Terminal utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata. - [Text processing packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/text-processing-tools/) - Matched text, document, or structured-data processing metadata. - [Developer build packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/developer-build-tools/) - Matched build, compiler, generator, or developer workflow metadata. - [tmux](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/tmux/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [sesh](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/sesh/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, terminal, tmux. - [tmuxp](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/tmuxp/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, terminal, tmux. - [aha](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/aha/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, terminal. - [amtterm](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/amtterm/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, terminal. - [ansifilter](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/ansifilter/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, terminal. - [ccat](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/ccat/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, terminal. - [clive](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/clive/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, terminal. - [colordiff](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/colordiff/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, terminal. - [aoe](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/aoe/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: cli, developer, developer-tools, manager, terminal. - [gitmux](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/gitmux/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: cli, developer, developer-tools, terminal, tmux. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/tmex.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/tmex.yml) ## Sources - Nucleus package database - Geiger risk classifier - package-page enrichment - curated package history - package version freshness - av.db category and tag curation - package relationship graph - cross-ecosystem install command graph