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Install mtm with Homebrew, apk, MacPorts, Nix

Micro terminal multiplexer. Version 1.2.1 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. Also installable with nix: nix profile install nixpkgs#mtm.

Install commandSecurity notes

install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install mtm

local Homebrew formula metadata

MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install mtm

MacPorts ports tree · sysutils/mtm/Portfile · source: api.github.com

Linux

Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%
sudo apk add mtm

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · mtm · source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org

Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#mtm

nixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/mt/mtm/package.nix · source: api.github.com

overview

Package summary

Micro terminal multiplexer

Commands and aliases

  • mtm

history

Project history and usage

mtm, the Micro Terminal Multiplexer, is a deliberately tiny terminal multiplexer from the deadpixi/mtm project. Its README frames the project around four principles: few commands, broad compatibility through classic ANSI terminal emulation, a codebase of about one thousand lines, and a maintenance policy centered on bug fixes, translation/accessibility improvements, and keeping the program building on supported operating systems.

Project history

The tool occupies the minimalist end of the same niche as GNU Screen and tmux. It starts virtual terminals inside one terminal, lets the user split the screen horizontally or vertically, move focus with a prefix key and arrows, close panes, redraw, and scroll. The project avoids requiring a custom terminfo entry by advertising a long-established screen-compatible terminal type by default, while also shipping optional mtm terminfo entries for users who want them.

How it is used

Package-manager adoption reflects that niche: mtm is useful in constrained or preference-driven environments where a user wants pane splitting without sessions, scripting layers, or a large command language. Homebrew, Alpine, MacPorts, and Nix package it as a single mtm executable, so it functions mainly as a lightweight alternative for users who find larger multiplexers excessive.

security posture

Risk level: green

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.

Risk classifier

green risk · low confidence · appliance

Why

  • narrow executable package without higher-risk signals

Signals

  • metadata:no-higher-risk-signals

Install behavior

  • No Homebrew bottle metadata was recorded.

Recommended review

Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.

executables

Installed executables

CommandKindExposureNote
mtmexecutableindexed executableDiscovered from the local executable index.

freshness

Version and freshness

These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.

page generated2026-08-03
manager version1.2.1
manager updated
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
  • okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package keybrew:mtm
Version1.2.1
Package managerHomebrew
Homepagehttps://github.com/deadpixi/mtm
Repositoryhttps://github.com/deadpixi/mtm
Bottlenot recorded
Servicenone declared

source database matches

Other package-manager records

Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.

Nix95%

mtm

nix profile install nixpkgs#mtm
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Mtm
nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/mt/mtm/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
apk95%

mtm 1.2.1-r1

Perhaps the smallest useful terminal multiplexer in the world

https://github.com/deadpixi/mtm

sudo apk add mtm
  • License: GPL-3.0-or-later
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: mtm
  • 1 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Mtm
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: mtm from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
apk95%

mtm-doc 1.2.1-r1

Perhaps the smallest useful terminal multiplexer in the world (documentation)

https://github.com/deadpixi/mtm

sudo apk add mtm-doc
  • License: GPL-3.0-or-later
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: mtm
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Mtm
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: mtm-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
MacPorts95%

mtm

sudo port install mtm
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Mtm
MacPorts ports tree · api.github.com · MacPorts ports tree: sysutils/mtm/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1

package graph

Links come from deterministic package relationships, av.db category and tag curation, ecosystem matches, and package hub membership.

source trail

Generated from repository data

This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.

Used sources

  • Geiger risk classifier
  • cross-ecosystem install command graph
  • curated package history
  • external package-manager database matches
  • pkg.so package database
  • pkgdb category and tag curation