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Ptyxis

Container-oriented terminal.

  • Completely free
  • Linux
  • Open source

Overview

Features described in its Flathub listing: keyboard shortcuts.

Overview written by LicitPro from the documentation published by the authors and the cited sources; we have not tried the resource ourselves.

Excerpts that establish this information
  • “Configurable keyboard shortcuts” — Flathub, 10 November 2026
  • “Tabbed interface with tab overviews” — Flathub, 10 November 2026
  • “Separate process mode for terminal-based applications” — Flathub, 10 November 2026

At a glance

Ptyxis is completely free: it is open source software, and every feature is available without paying or subscribing.

Its licence (GPL-3.0+) is a copyleft open source licence: you may use, study, modify and redistribute it, including commercially; modified versions must keep the same licence.

Strengths

  • Open source code
  • Commercial use allowed

About

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

Description from Flathub — AppStream (Flathub)

Sources and checks

  • Facts collected from Flathub (credit card, source code, publisher, licence, free status, platforms, commercial use, version) —
  • Facts collected from Official plan pages (pricing, licence, terms) (commercial use) —
  • Last technical check: 5 November 2026
  • Description from Flathub — AppStream (Flathub)

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