# herdr vs tmux

Waycar works with herdr and with tmux 3.2 or later. Here is what each one supports, side by side, so you can pick or run both.

Waycar works with herdr 0.7.5 or later and with tmux 3.2 or later, using the same app and the same install command. herdr still gives you the most, because it knows the status of more agents. Run both, and their agents show up together in one list.

## Side by side

| Feature | herdr | tmux |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Agent list | Workspaces, tabs and panes | Sessions, windows and panes |
| Live terminal | Yes. Opening an agent takes over its terminal. | Yes. Your desk and phone can both watch the same window. It fits whichever one opened it or typed in it last. |
| Agent status | Yes, for every agent herdr knows | Claude Code, Codex, omp, pi and opencode, through Waycar hooks. Most others show Unknown for now. |
| Blocked and Done alerts | Yes | Yes, through Waycar hooks |
| Chat Mode | Yes | Yes. Allow and Cancel, and opencode chats, need Waycar hooks. |
| Chat Mode replies in alerts | Yes | Not yet |
| Live Activities | Yes | Yes, through Waycar hooks |
| New agent on a worktree | Yes | Yes. It opens as a new tmux session. Needs git on your Host. |
| Closed Sessions | Yes | Yes. Resume picks up the exact session when Waycar hooks are on. |
| mosh, AI Usage, dictation | Yes | Yes |

## Which should I use?

- **Already on tmux?** Keep it. Run the install command and add the [Waycar hooks](https://waycar.dev/help/tmux-hooks) for live status and alerts.
- **Want the most from Waycar?** herdr knows the status of every agent it supports and puts [Chat Mode](https://waycar.dev/help/chat-mode) replies in your notifications. See [herdr.dev](https://herdr.dev).
- **Use both?** That works. Pick which one new agents start in on the Host's page. See [Waycar with tmux](https://waycar.dev/help/tmux#a-computer-with-herdr-and-tmux).

## Do I need herdr?

No. Waycar works with tmux 3.2 or later, and the same install command sets it up:

```sh
curl -fsSL https://waycar.dev/install.sh | sh
```

## Good to know

- On herdr, opening an agent in Waycar disconnects the other client from it. On tmux, nothing is taken over. See [Your desk and phone on one terminal](https://waycar.dev/help/take-over).

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