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Ptyxis

Container-oriented terminal

  • Desktop app
  • GUI
  • CLI
  • Launchable
  • Same app · 2 sources
Official OARS · imported from upstream · official · May 24, 2026 description in en

Description

Ptyxis is a terminal for GNOME that focuses on ease-of-use in a world of containers.

Features:

Remembers current container when opening a new tab with support for podman, toolbox, distrobox, and more

Configurable keyboard shortcuts

Modern interface which integrates the palette with the window styling

User-installable color palettes

Support for preferences profiles with container integration

Integrated color palettes with light and dark support

Tabbed interface with tab overviews

Efficient foreground process tracking denoting sudo and SSH

Support for transparent terminal backgrounds

Separate process mode for terminal-based applications

Support for pinned tabs and saved sessions

Terminal tabs are run within separate cgroups

Terminal inspector to help when writing terminal-based applications

How to run

ptyxis

Commands: ptyxis

Permissions

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no manifest perms