winget install --id=marlocarlo.tmuxpanel -e Tmux Plugin Panel is a TUI plugin manager for tmux, providing a complete graphical interface to browse, install, remove, update, and theme your tmux setup. Ships with tmuxpanel, tmuxplugins, and tmuxthemes commands. Supports both tmux (Linux/macOS) and PSMux (Windows).
The best way to install plugins and themes for both PSMux and Tmux. A full-featured TUI plugin manager — the modern alternative to TPM. Browse, install, remove, update, and theme your tmux — all from a beautiful terminal interface.
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cargo install tmuxpanel · choco install tmuxpanel · scoop install tmuxpanel · winget install marlocarlo.tmuxpanel
cargo install tmuxpanel
> Linux users: You need a few system packages before building from source:
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> Debian / Ubuntu:
> bash > sudo apt install pkg-config libssl-dev build-essential >
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> Fedora / RHEL:
> bash > sudo dnf install pkg-config openssl-devel gcc make >
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> Arch Linux:
> bash > sudo pacman -S pkg-config openssl base-devel >
choco install tmuxpanel
scoop bucket add tmuxpanel https://github.com/marlocarlo/scoop-tmuxpanel
scoop install tmuxpanel
winget install marlocarlo.tmuxpanel
Download the latest release for your platform from GitHub Releases:
| Platform | Archive |
|---|---|
| Windows x64 | tmuxpanel-vX.Y.Z-windows-x64.zip |
| Windows x86 | tmuxpanel-vX.Y.Z-windows-x86.zip |
| Windows ARM64 | tmuxpanel-vX.Y.Z-windows-arm64.zip |
| Linux x64 | tmuxpanel-vX.Y.Z-linux-x64.tar.gz |
| Linux ARM64 | tmuxpanel-vX.Y.Z-linux-arm64.tar.gz |
| macOS x64 (Intel) | tmuxpanel-vX.Y.Z-macos-x64.tar.gz |
| macOS ARM64 (Apple Silicon) | tmuxpanel-vX.Y.Z-macos-arm64.tar.gz |
git clone https://github.com/marlocarlo/Tmux-Plugin-Panel.git
cd Tmux-Plugin-Panel
cargo build --release
./target/release/tmuxpanel
After installation, three commands are available:
tmuxpanel — Main TUI plugin managertmuxplugins — Opens directly to the Browse tabtmuxthemes — Opens directly to the Themes browserTPM works, but it's a shell script with no UI, no search, no browsing. Tmux Plugin Panel gives you a complete graphical plugin manager — think "app store for tmux" — right inside your terminal. Works with both tmux on Linux/macOS and PSMux on Windows.
set -g syntaxtmux.conf / psmux.conf for you| Tab | What it does |
|---|---|
| ⌂ Dashboard | Quick-action cards for common tasks. Browse plugins, themes, configure settings, reset to defaults, manage registries. |
| Browse | Category sidebar + plugin list + detail panel. Search, filter by compat, install with Enter. |
| Installed | See all installed plugins. Update one (u), update all (U), remove (x), clean orphans (C). |
| Themes | Dedicated gallery for tmux themes. Install, activate, switch — one keypress. |
| Config | Full settings editor. Toggle booleans, cycle choices, edit values inline. Grouped by category. Reset individual settings or factory reset. |
tmux.conf exists, press c to create oneEnter to installR to reload tmux with your new plugins| Key | Action |
|---|---|
q | Quit |
Tab / Shift+Tab | Switch tabs |
1–5 | Jump to tab (1=Dashboard, 2=Browse, 3=Installed, 4=Themes, 5=Config) |
↑ ↓ / j k | Navigate list (wraps around) |
← → / h l | Switch category (Browse) / settings group (Config) |
Enter | Install plugin / toggle setting / dashboard action |
x / d | Remove plugin (with confirmation) |
u | Update selected plugin |
U | Update all plugins |
C | Clean orphaned plugins |
/ | Search plugins |
f | Toggle compat filter (tmux / psmux) |
r | Rescan config |
R | Reload tmux config (tmux source-file) |
c | Create config / cycle configs |
Backspace | Reset single setting to default (Config tab) |
D | Reset all settings to defaults (Config tab) |
Ctrl+D | Factory reset entire config (Config tab) |
p | Preview plugin/theme |
J / K | Scroll README detail |
? | Show help |
src/
├── main.rs # Entry point, terminal setup, event loop
├── app.rs # Application state machine (5 tabs, selections, data)
├── ui.rs # TUI rendering with ratatui (dashboard + 4 tabs + overlays)
├── registry.rs # Plugin registry — embedded + external sources, search/filter
├── plugins.rs # Git-based install/remove/update engine
├── themes.rs # Theme management (install, activate, switch)
├── config.rs # tmux.conf / psmux.conf parser, editor & factory reset
├── detect.rs # Auto-detection of tmux/PSMux binaries & configs
└── github.rs # GitHub API client for search & repo info
Tmux Plugin Panel ships with a curated registry of popular tmux plugins covering:
The registry is fetched from GitHub on startup and cached locally. An embedded copy is compiled into the binary as a fallback.
You can extend the built-in registry by adding external sources (local JSON files or remote URLs). See REGISTRY_FORMAT.md for the full schema and setup instructions.
Registry sources are configured in ~/.config/tmuxpanel/registry_sources.json.
Tmux Plugin Panel uses the standard TPM plugin syntax in your tmux config:
# ~/.tmux.conf
set -g @plugin 'tmux-plugins/tmux-sensible'
set -g @plugin 'catppuccin/tmux'
set -g @plugin 'tmux-plugins/tmux-resurrect'
Plugins are installed to ~/.tmux/plugins/ by default.
| Variable | Purpose |
|---|---|
GITHUB_TOKEN or GH_TOKEN | Authenticate GitHub API requests (higher rate limits) |
MIT — see Cargo.toml.
Contributions welcome! Feel free to open issues or submit pull requests.
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