Browser
The desktop app has a built-in browser. A browser is a pane like a terminal, so it opens in a tab or a split, and its page keeps running while hidden.
Open a page
- File → New Browser Tab (
Cmd+Opt+Bon macOS,Ctrl+Alt+Bon Linux), the globe button in the tab strip, or the command palette. muxy browser open <url>from a terminal. See Muxy CLI.- Command-click a link in a terminal, when Settings → Browser → Open terminal links in the browser is on.
- A page that opens a new window gets a new tab instead.
Type an address or a search in the address bar. Matching history shows below
it. Links to other apps, such as mailto:, open in those apps.
In a page
| Action | macOS | Linux |
|---|---|---|
| Address bar | Cmd+L | Ctrl+L |
| Reload | Cmd+R | Ctrl+R |
| Back / forward | Cmd+[ / Cmd+] | Alt+Left / Alt+Right |
| Find on page | Cmd+F | Ctrl+Shift+F |
| Zoom in / out / reset | Cmd+= / Cmd+- / Cmd+0 | Ctrl+= / Ctrl+- / Ctrl+0 |
| Copy the page's address | Cmd+Shift+C | Ctrl+Shift+C |
| Web Inspector | Cmd+Opt+I | Ctrl+Shift+I |
The toolbar also opens the page in another browser and switches the tab's profile.
Profiles
Each profile keeps its own cookies, site data, history, and logins. New tabs use the default profile. Manage profiles in Settings → Browser, where you can also import history, bookmarks, and cookies from another browser on this computer.
Saved and not saved
A browser tab remembers its address and profile across restarts. Its title, zoom, and back/forward history start fresh.
Turning it off
Turn off Settings → Browser → Enable built-in browser to disable browser
tabs and muxy browser. Terminal links then open in your system browser.
Linux
The browser uses WebKitGTK 4.1, version 2.42 or newer. It shares the Linux
extension renderer's input and clipboard limits.
Navigation, profiles, history, find, Web Inspector and CLI automation work through
this renderer, including screenshots of hidden tabs. The app still starts without
WebKitGTK installed; opening a browser reports the missing engine.
Right-click a page and choose Web Inspector to open developer tools, or use
Ctrl+Shift+I. Pages with their own context menu retain it.
Cookie import from Firefox is available on Linux. Importing encrypted Chromium cookies requires macOS Keychain and is unavailable on Linux. Website file pickers, JavaScript dialogs, downloads, camera, microphone and location requests are not supported by the Linux host.