# Commy, a serial monitor **URL:** \ **Category:** Showcase\ **Created:** [December 13, 2024, 7:15pm UTC](https://ziggit.dev/t/commy-a-serial-monitor/7322 "2024-12-13T19:15:32Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![tobyjaffey](https://ziggit.dev/user_avatar/ziggit.dev/tobyjaffey/32/3790_2.png) [@tobyjaffey](https://ziggit.dev/u/tobyjaffey)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2024, 7:15pm UTC](https://ziggit.dev/t/commy-a-serial-monitor/7322/1 "2024-12-13T19:15:32Z")
Commy, a barebones serial monitor (ala minicom, screen, miniterm.py). Tested on Mac and Linux, might have a go at Windows if I can figure it out. > **[GitHub - ringtailsoftware/commy: A small serial monitor](https://github.com/ringtailsoftware/commy)** > > A small serial monitor I normally use GNU Screen for monitoring serial connections, but it’s a poor fit and I don’t like telling non-technical people on Macs about how to workaround screen’s oddness (how to exit, detached state, etc). Commy is a big improvement because it says in the top corner how to exit. Builds on the great work of [GitHub - ZigEmbeddedGroup/serial: Serial port configuration library for Zig](https://github.com/ZigEmbeddedGroup/serial) ---
**Author:** ![tobyjaffey](https://ziggit.dev/user_avatar/ziggit.dev/tobyjaffey/32/3790_2.png) [@tobyjaffey](https://ziggit.dev/u/tobyjaffey)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2024, 1:12pm UTC](https://ziggit.dev/t/commy-a-serial-monitor/7322/2 "2024-12-14T13:12:03Z")
Update: It now (mostly) works in Windows. Being able to easily build static binaries for a range of systems feels like a superpower. > **[Release main · ringtailsoftware/commy](https://github.com/ringtailsoftware/commy/releases/tag/main)** > > Latest binaries ---
**Author:** ![tobyjaffey](https://ziggit.dev/user_avatar/ziggit.dev/tobyjaffey/32/3790_2.png) [@tobyjaffey](https://ziggit.dev/u/tobyjaffey)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2025, 4:37pm UTC](https://ziggit.dev/t/commy-a-serial-monitor/7322/3 "2025-10-23T16:37:11Z")
Updated for 0.15.2