VTM project develops text multi-color user environment

Available New project release VTM , developing multiplexer terminals, including a full-fledged window manager and providing session sharing tools. Unlike projects such as Screen and TMUX, VTM provides support for a full-fledged multi-zone interface that allows you to use several simultaneous windows at the same time with its embedded virtual terminals. The VTM code is written in C ++ and spreads under a license MIT.

Work in VTM resembles ordinary multi-digit graphic interfaces for The exception is that the work is carried out in the console. There is support for the taskbar and similarity of virtual desktops. Windows can both partially block each other and place side by side in mosaic mode (Tiling). Text window management can be performed using a mouse. It is possible to connect to one surrounding of several users and providing sharing to one text desktop, including the simultaneous display of several cursors. When changing the size or movement of windows, visual effects are used (kinetic animation).


VTM can be launched in terminal emulators supporting Unicode , Counting Count Full-color output and Processing Xterm Mouse Events. From platforms supported Linux, MacOS, FreeBSD, NetBSD, OpenBSD, Windows 10, Windows Server 2019.

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