Decision Workspace
psmux vs par-term-tmux vs retach
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
50
psmux
experimentalv3.3.1
Terminal multiplexer for Windows - tmux alternative for PowerShell and Windows Terminal
49
par-term-tmux
experimentalv0.1.8
tmux control mode integration for par-term terminal emulator
46
retach
experimentalv0.7.0
Persistent terminal sessions with native scrollback passthrough
Core Metrics
| psmux | par-term-tmux | retach | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 50 | 49 | 46 |
| Total Downloads | 1.3K | 165 | 59 |
| 30d Downloads | 645 | 86 | 59 |
| Dependents | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| Releases | 22 | 9 | 4 |
| Last Updated | 1d ago | 14d ago | 22d ago |
| Age | 3m | 1m | 24d |
Health Breakdown
psmux
Maintenance
19
Quality
12
Community
5
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
par-term-tmux
Maintenance
13
Quality
13
Community
8
Popularity
3
Documentation
12
retach
Maintenance
18
Quality
11
Community
5
Popularity
2
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| psmux | par-term-tmux | retach | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 3.3.1 | 0.1.8 | 0.7.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | BSD-2-Clause |
| Dependencies | 12 | 7 | 14 |
| Crate Size | 1.6MB | 48KB | 169KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.91 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •psmux leads with a health score of 50/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •par-term-tmux, retach are pre-1.0 — API may change.