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Compare Zentty

Zentty is a native Mac terminal that runs your CLI agents in real panes. Start from whatever you already use, an agent CLI, a terminal emulator, a multiplexer, or a bigger agent platform, and see where Zentty fits and where it doesn't. These pages won't pretend it wins every time.

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Start from what you use today

Each row points to the tool for the job, even when it isn't Zentty.

A fast, cross-platform terminal emulator Ghostty
Sessions that survive an SSH disconnect tmux
Built-in AI and cloud agents in the terminal Warp
A workspace with an editor, file previews, and a browser Wave
A local process dashboard for agents and project commands SoloTerm
Git, worktrees, editor, and terminal in one Mac workspace Muxy
Agent worktrees with terminal, browser, and diff review Orca
Open-source coding-agent command center with worktree isolation Supacode
Claude Code and Codex agents in isolated workspaces Conductor
Your CLI agents in real panes, with the one that needs you surfaced across worklanes Zentty

Already running an agent CLI?

Zentty doesn't replace your agent. It's the terminal around it: real panes, durable worklanes, and a sidebar that shows which agent needs you. Pick yours.

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Direct comparisons

Terminal emulators

Where terminal work is the product, from a bare emulator to a full agent workspace.

Terminal foundation Zentty vs Ghostty

Ghostty is an excellent terminal foundation. Zentty builds on libghostty and adds worklanes and agent attention for working with CLI agents.

Best if you want Ghostty fidelity with an agent workflow layer.

Classic Mac terminal Zentty vs iTerm2

iTerm2 is the deep, mature Mac power terminal. Zentty is a newer native Mac terminal shaped around worklanes and agent attention.

Best if you want a modern agent-aware Mac terminal, not years of terminal power features.

Terminal + agents Zentty vs Warp

Warp is an agentic development environment with built-in AI and cloud agents. Zentty is local and terminal-first, and you bring your own agents.

Best if you want local real shells rather than a terminal platform.

Terminal-shaped workspace Zentty vs Wave Terminal

Wave is a terminal-shaped workspace with editors, file previews, and a browser. Zentty deliberately stays a terminal.

Best if you want restraint: terminal panes, worklanes, and agent state.

Agent-era terminals Zentty vs cmux

cmux is also a Ghostty-based terminal with agent notifications, plus broader workspace features. Zentty's wedge is worklanes, normalized agent state, and restraint.

Best if worklanes and normalized agent state matter more than bundled workspace features.

Terminal workspace Zentty vs SoloTerm

Solo is a terminal workspace and local process dashboard for agents, project commands, and shell sessions. Zentty is a terminal with worklanes and agent attention, not a process supervisor.

Best if you want real terminal panes and attention state more than managed project commands.

Agent worktree IDE Zentty vs Orca

Orca is a desktop IDE for running multiple AI agents in isolated worktrees with terminals, browser tabs, and diff review. Zentty keeps the workflow inside a native terminal.

Best if you want terminal-first agent visibility without adopting a worktree IDE.

Terminal multiplexer Zentty vs Muxy

Muxy is a SwiftUI/libghostty Mac terminal multiplexer with project organization, git/worktree UI, editor surfaces, AI usage tracking, and a mobile companion. Zentty is narrower and terminal-first.

Best if you want worklanes and agent attention without git UI, editor panes, or mobile control.

Multiplexers and workspaces

tmux and Zellij handle panes, sessions, and layouts from inside the terminal.

Terminal multiplexer Zentty vs tmux

tmux multiplexes terminal sessions and persists them over SSH. Zentty is a native Mac terminal with visual worklanes and no config to write.

Best if your pain is local Mac flow, not remote session survival.

Terminal workspace Zentty vs Zellij

Zellij is a modern terminal workspace with layouts, panes, and plugins. Zentty is a native Mac terminal with visual worklanes and agent attention.

Best if you want native Mac worklanes around real panes instead of a TUI workspace layer.

Agent orchestrators

Supacode, Conductor, Claude Squad, and tools like them manage how many agents run at once.

Agent orchestration Zentty vs Supacode

Supacode is an open-source macOS command center for running many coding agents in isolated worktrees. Zentty gives agents a terminal home without requiring worktree orchestration.

Best if you want agent visibility in normal terminal panes instead of a worktree command center.

Agent orchestration Zentty vs Conductor

Conductor runs Claude Code and Codex agents in parallel across isolated git worktrees. Zentty keeps agents in normal terminal panes and surfaces when they need attention.

Best if you want visibility without making every agent a separate worktree workspace.

Agent orchestration Zentty vs Claude Squad

Claude Squad manages agents with tmux and git worktrees in a TUI. Zentty gives you visibility and attention state without imposing that structure.

Best if you want visibility without mandatory tmux sessions and worktrees.

Switching from another tool

Start from the job you're replacing, not the brand. Some of these hand you a bigger platform, some a quieter terminal, and sometimes the tool you're already on is the right call.

Best Warp Alternative

Looking for a Warp alternative? Zentty is the local, terminal-first path if you bring your own agents and do not want a cloud platform.

Best if you like agent workflows but want a quieter local Mac terminal.

Best tmux Alternative

Looking for a tmux alternative? Zentty is the local Mac option for visual worklanes and agent attention. tmux still wins remote persistence.

Best if you want local visual panes, not remote detach and reattach.

Best Ghostty Alternative

Looking for a Ghostty alternative? Zentty is not a better Ghostty; it is a Ghostty-powered Mac terminal with worklanes and agent attention.

Best if Ghostty fundamentals are not enough and your workflow now includes agents.

Best iTerm2 Alternative

Looking for an iTerm2 alternative? Zentty is the narrower choice for Mac developers whose terminal work now includes background agents.

Best if you want a simpler Mac terminal shaped around worklanes and agents.

Best cmux Alternative

Looking for a cmux alternative? Zentty is the more restrained worklane-focused path for agent-aware Mac terminal work.

Best if you want agent visibility without browser panes or preview surfaces.

Pick a tool above, or run your agents in a terminal that shows which one needs you.

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