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Zellij, the Rust-based terminal workspace, has shipped version 0.46 with a change that pushes it beyond the category it is usually filed under: the multiplexer can now act as a desktop terminal in its own right.
LWN.net, which covered the release, reports the headline addition as a new mode invoked with zellij terminal. In that mode Zellij runs as a standalone emulator rather than a program nested inside one — and, according to the announcement, it does so on Linux, macOS and Windows.
One binary, two roles
The more consequential detail for existing users is what did not change. LWN's summary of the announcement is explicit: nothing changes for the normal multiplexer, Zellij can still run inside another terminal, and both entry points produce the same session. In other words, the desktop-terminal capability is an addition to the entry point, not a fork of the project — a workspace opened the traditional way and one opened via zellij terminal are the same kind of session.
For teams with invested configurations, that means existing layouts and keybindings can carry over as the standalone mode is adopted incrementally.
Also in 0.46
Alongside the desktop-terminal mode, the release adds a GUI settings screen, session previews, and a right-click menu. LWN also points readers to a walkthrough for more on the 0.46 release.
Where it sits in the terminal stack
Terminal emulators — GNOME Terminal, Alacritty, WezTerm, Windows Terminal — handle rendering, fonts, and scrollback. Multiplexers — tmux, GNU Screen, Zellij itself — handle panes, windows, and detachable sessions. Most users run one inside the other. Zellij 0.46 ships both roles in a single Rust binary spanning three desktop operating systems.
For readers working across mixed Linux servers and macOS or Windows workstations, the cross-platform parity means one configuration model and one set of keybindings can follow a user from a jump host to a laptop, rather than maintaining separate habits on server and desktop.
Compared with tmux or GNU Screen, Zellij already differentiated itself on defaults — an opinionated, discoverable UI rather than a blank prompt — and 0.46 extends that to the emulator layer. Session-resume workflows, pane persistence, and attach/detach semantics remain the shared core; the new mode simply removes the need to install a separate emulator underneath.
Availability
Version 0.46 is available from the project's repository, with source and release artifacts published by the Zellij team.
For an open-source project that has spent its life in the multiplexer niche, 0.46 expands Zellij's scope beyond the multiplexer.
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以 Rust 編寫的終端機工作區 Zellij 已發布 0.46 版，一項改動令它超越了本身所屬的類別：這個 terminal multiplexer 現在可以獨立化身為桌面終端機。
LWN.net 報導是次發布，指最矚目的新增功能是以 zellij terminal 啟動的新模式。在該模式下，Zellij 以獨立模擬器（emulator）方式運行，而非嵌套在另一個模擬器之內的程式——據公告所述，它同時支援 Linux、macOS 和 Windows。
一個 binary，兩種角色
對現有用戶而言，更具意義的細節是沒有改變的部分。LWN 對該公告的概述寫得明白：一般 multiplexer 行為完全不變，Zellij 照舊可以在另一個終端機之內運行，而兩個入口點產生的是同類型的 session。換言之，桌面終端機功能只是入口點上的新增，而非項目的分叉——以傳統方式開啟的工作區，與透過 zellij terminal 開啟的工作區，屬於同一類型的 session。
對於已有成熟配置的團隊而言，這代表在逐步採用獨立模式時，現有的 layout 和 keybinding 可以沿用。
0.46 的其他內容
除桌面終端機模式外，是次發布還加入圖形化設定畫面、session 預覽，以及右鍵選單。LWN 另有連結，帶讀者瀏覽介紹 0.46 版本更多內容的 walkthrough。
在終端機架構中的位置
終端機模擬器——GNOME Terminal、Alacritty、WezTerm、Windows Terminal——負責渲染、字體和 scrollback。多工器——tmux、GNU Screen、Zellij 本身——負責 pane、window 和可分離的 session。大多數用戶是在其中一個之內運行另一個。Zellij 0.46 以單一 Rust binary 同時提供這兩種角色，橫跨三個桌面操作系統。
對於在混合 Linux 伺服器與 macOS 或 Windows 工作站之間工作的讀者，跨平台一致性意味著一套配置模式、一套 keybindings，可以由 jump host 一路跟隨用戶到 laptop，而毋須在伺服器和桌面上分別維持兩套習慣。
與 tmux 或 GNU Screen 相比，Zellij 本已以預設值作出區隔——採用有主見、易於發掘的 UI，而非一片空白提示——而 0.46 將這優勢延伸至模擬器層。Session 續接（resume）工作流程、pane 持久性以及 attach/detach 語意依然是共同核心；新模式只是省卻了在底層另行安裝模擬器的需要。
發行情況
0.46 版可從項目的 repository 取得，源碼與發行產物由 Zellij 團隊發布。
對於一個一生都囿於 multiplexer 利基市場的開源項目而言，0.46 將 Zellij 的範疇擴展至 multiplexer 以外。