Vertical Tabs

cmuxterm displays all your terminal tabs in a vertical sidebar on the left side of the window, making it easy to see and switch between multiple terminals at a glance.

Sidebar Features

• Always visible - All tabs shown at once, no hidden tabs
• Resizable - Drag the sidebar edge to resize (140-360pt)
• Current directory - Each tab shows its working directory
• Notification badges - Unread notification indicators
• Keyboard navigation - Quick switching without mouse

Tab Operations

Create New Tab

• ⌘T or ⌘N - Create a new tab

Close Tab

• ⌘⇧W - Close the current tab
• ⌘W - Close the current pane (closes tab if only one pane)

Switch Tabs

Jump to Notifications

• ⌘⇧U - Jump to the tab with the latest unread notification
• ⌘⇧I - Show the notifications panel

Tab Titles

Tab titles are determined by:

1. Terminal title - Set via OSC escape sequence
2. Current directory - Shown if no title is set
3. Tab number - Fallback display

You can set a custom tab title from within the terminal:

# Set tab title
echo -e "\033]0;My Custom Title\007"
 
# Or using printf
printf "\033]0;Build Server\007"

Toggle Sidebar

• ⌘B - Toggle the sidebar visibility

When the sidebar is hidden, you can still use keyboard shortcuts to navigate between tabs.

Tab Indicators

Tabs display visual indicators:

• Blue dot - Unread notification in this tab
• Bold title - Currently selected tab
• Directory path - Current working directory for the tab