Top 15 GNU Screen Alternative and Similar Softwares | Dec 2024

Screen is a full-screen window manager that multiplexes a physical terminal between several processes, typically interactive shells. Each virtual terminal provides the functions of the DEC VT100 terminal and, in addition, several control functions from the ANSI X3.64 (ISO 6429) and ISO 2022 standards (e.g., insert/delete line and support for multiple character sets). There is a scrollback history buffer for each virtual terminal and a copy-and-paste mechanism that allows the user to move text regions between windows. When screen is called, it creates a single window with a shell in it (or the specified command) and then gets out of your way so that you can use the program as you normally would. Then, at any time, you can create new (full-screen) windows with other programs in them (including more shells), kill the current window, view a list of the active windows, turn output logging on and off, copy text between windows, view the scrollback history, switch between windows, etc. All windows run their programs completely independent of each other. Programs continue to run when their window is currently not visible and even when the whole screen session is detached from the users terminal. ...

1. TaskLayout

TaskLayout TaskLayout is a small portable Windows utility which allow saving/restoring of desktop layout(a set of specified apps/windows with corresponding position on screen) in a single click.......

2. byobu

byobu Byobu is a GPLv3 open source text-based window manager and terminal multiplexer. It was originally designed to provide elegant enhancements to the otherwise functional, plain, practical GNU Screen , for the Ubuntu server distribution. Byobu now includes an enhanced profiles, convenient keybindings, configuration utilities, and toggle-able system status......

3. AeroSnap

AeroSnap AeroSnap offers the snap feature of Windows 7 on Windows XP and Vista. It is a simple application that allows you to resize, arrange or maximize your desktop windows with just dragndrop.Simple drag a window to a side of your desktop to snap it or drag it to the top......

4. xterm

xterm The xterm program is a terminal emulator for the X Window System. It provides DEC VT102 and Tektronix 4014 compatible terminals for programs that can't use the window system directly.......

5. reSizer

reSizer reSizer is a system utility that enables keyboard shortcuts to focus, move, resize and change other window properties in a fast and intuitive way without even touching the mouse.Features:Keyboard shortcuts for moving and resizing active windows.Change the opacity and always-on-top properties.Instant window placement to fit specific areas on the screen.Faster-switching......

6. WindowSpace

WindowSpace WindowSpace is a powerful desktop enhancement utility for large monitors, widescreens and multi-monitor systems. Once installed, it allows you to manipulate windows in many new amazing ways – snap windows to the screen edges and other windows, move and resize them with keyboard shortcuts, maximize vertically or horizontally, pin on......

7. X-tile

X-tile X-tile is an application that allows you to select a number of windows and tile them in different ways.X-tile works on any X desktop (gnome, kde, xfce, lxde…).The main features are: many tiling geometries, undo tiling, invert tiling order, optional system tray docking and menu, filter to avoid listing some......

8. BetterSnapTool

BetterSnapTool BetterSnapTool is a utility that mimics Windows 7 Aero snap, allowing you to easily manage your window positions and sizes by either dragging them to one of your screens corners or to the top, left or right side of your screen. This lets you easily maximize your windows or position......

9. Actual Window Rollup

Actual Window Rollup Actual Window Rollup: Rollup/unroll windows! Minimize them not to icons but so only their title bars remain visible. Use the best from the Unix/Linux world!As its name implies, Actual Window Rollup lets you roll your windows up like blinds/shades/curtains - hide window's contents area and leave only its title bar......

10. AquaSnap

AquaSnap Aquasnap is a powerful window manager that helps you arrange and organize multiple applications on your desktop with minimum effort. It allows you to achieve maximum multitasking, especially if you own a high-resolution monitor or a multi-monitor setup.With simple gestures (window docking), you are able to split your screen in......

11. ChaletOS

ChaletOS ChaletOS is a beginner-friendly Linux distribution based on Xubuntu and featuring the Xfce desktop. It provides a simple and intuitive desktop interface, modest hardware requirements and five years of security support. The name ChaletOS is derived from Swiss mountain houses whose concepts of simplicity, beauty and recognisability inspired the creation......

12. Mission Control

Mission Control Mission Control, formerly Exposé, is a feature of the OS X operating system.Mission Control lets you view all open windows with a single keystroke: it unshuffles overlapping windows on your desktop into an organized tile view, so you can quickly locate and switch to any window or get to any......

13. ShellExView

ShellExView Shell Extensions are in-process COM objects which extends the abilities of Windows operating system. Most shell extensions are automatically installed by the operating system, but there are also many other applications that install additional shell extension components. For example: If you install WinZip on your computer, youll see a special......

14. Termux

Termux Ready to go. Termux works directly with no rooting or setup required. At first start a minimal base system is installed automatically - you decide what to do next.Powerful. Combine the flexibility and power of command-line tools - monitor multiple remote servers over SSH by tailing log files in tmux,......

15. Sawfish

Sawfish Sawfish is an extensible window manager using a Lisp-based scripting language. Its policy is very minimal compared to most window managers. Its aim is simply to manage windows in the most flexible and attractive manner possible. All high-level WM functions are implemented in Lisp for future extensibility or redefinition.FEATURES: Powerful......