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A terminal workspace with batteries included
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README
Zellij [Installation] [Screencasts & Tutorials] [Configuration] [Layouts] [FAQ] What is this? Zellij is a workspace aimed at developers, ops-oriented people and anyone who loves the terminal. Similar programs are sometimes called "Terminal Multiplexers". Zellij is designed around the philosophy that one must not sacrifice simplicity for power, taking pride in its great experience out of the box as well as the advanced features it places at its users' fingertips. Zellij is geared toward beginner and power users alike - allowing deep customizability, personal automation through layouts, true multiplayer collaboration, unique UX features such as floating and stacked panes, and a plugin system allowing one to create plugins in any language that compiles to WebAssembly. Zellij includes a built-in web-client, making a terminal optional. You can get started by installing Zellij and checking out the Screencasts & Tutorials. For more details about our future plans, read about upcoming features in our roadmap. How do I install it? The easiest way to install Zellij is through a package for your OS. If one is not available for your OS, you could download a prebuilt binary from the latest release and place it in your $PATH. If you'd like, we could automatically choose one for you. You can also install (compile) with cargo: cargo install --locked zellij Try Zellij without installing bash/zsh: bash bash
Top issues
#4745Windows implementation issues85 comments · 2026-02-21#1399Improve default keybindings52 comments · 2022-05-10#627Can't select text with Zellij, Alacritty's URL recognition doesn't work46 comments · 2021-07-26#2180Cannot tell which pane is focused if there are 2 panes and `pane_frame` is disabled44 comments · 2023-02-19#2297[Proposal] New theme definition spec38 comments · 2023-03-16#5407zellij Debian packaging37 comments · 2026-07-24#3036Zellij crashing when making web request in plugin36 comments · 2023-12-28#280Plugin API Requests32 comments · 2021-04-20
Discussions
#5787A pane shared by all tabs (sidebar plugins)0 comments · 2026-10-27#5780Remote pane/tab1 comments · 2026-10-27#5704zellij-status-bar-ng0 comments · 2026-10-10#5702Modal Keybinds to Zellij0 comments · 2026-10-09#5689Configurable ancestor-tab highlighting1 comments · 2026-10-07#5644Don't understand scroll mode0 comments · 2026-09-22#5627Activating Zellij plugin drives me nuts1 comments · 2026-09-17#5614Application-Layer E2EE for the Web Client (Zero-Trust Deployments)1 comments · 2026-09-13
Latest release
Release v0.45.1 v0.45.1 2026-08-28This is a small patch release (mostly) set to address some issues discovered in the latest 0.45.0. Notable changes 1. The nested session detection now works over SSH without having to forward environment variables 2. It's now possible to opt-out of the newly introduced behavior, where scrolling with the mouse inside a pane enters scroll mode. To do so, add scroll_mode_sync false to the configuration. 3. It's now possible to set an explicit theme hue in the config (i.e. dark or light) that will be used if the system doesn't know which theme we're in. To do so, add explicit_theme_hue ligh