diff --git a/src/frontend/guicommon/host.rs b/src/frontend/guicommon/host.rs
index 7f60648be..b3c6bb3c3 100644
--- a/src/frontend/guicommon/host.rs
+++ b/src/frontend/guicommon/host.rs
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ use crate::mux::tab::Tab;
 use clipboard::{ClipboardContext, ClipboardProvider};
 use failure::Error;
 use std::ops::{Deref, DerefMut};
-use std::rc::Rc;
+use std::sync::Arc;
 use term::{KeyCode, KeyModifiers};
 use termwiz::hyperlink::Hyperlink;
 
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ impl<'a, H: HostHelper> term::TerminalHost for TabHost<'a, H> {
         &mut self.writer
     }
 
-    fn click_link(&mut self, link: &Rc<Hyperlink>) {
+    fn click_link(&mut self, link: &Arc<Hyperlink>) {
         match open::that(link.uri()) {
             Ok(_) => {}
             Err(err) => eprintln!("failed to open {}: {:?}", link.uri(), err),
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index ea4342dc3..3b3a81d78 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -153,9 +153,17 @@ fn main() -> Result<(), Error> {
         }
         SubCommand::Cli(_) => {
             use crate::server::client::Client;
+            use crate::server::codec::*;
             let mut client = Client::new(&config)?;
             eprintln!("ping: {:?}", client.ping()?);
-            eprintln!("tabs: {:?}", client.list_tabs()?);
+            let tabs = client.list_tabs()?;
+            for (tab_id, title) in tabs.tabs.iter() {
+                eprintln!("tab {}: {}", tab_id, title);
+                let data = client.get_coarse_tab_renderable_data(GetCoarseTabRenderableData {
+                    tab_id: *tab_id,
+                })?;
+                eprintln!("coarse: {:?}", data);
+            }
             Ok(())
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/mux/mod.rs b/src/mux/mod.rs
index e4822c36f..5a67e86e2 100644
--- a/src/mux/mod.rs
+++ b/src/mux/mod.rs
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ impl<'a> TerminalHost for Host<'a> {
         &mut self.writer
     }
 
-    fn click_link(&mut self, link: &Rc<Hyperlink>) {
+    fn click_link(&mut self, link: &Arc<Hyperlink>) {
         match open::that(link.uri()) {
             Ok(_) => {}
             Err(err) => eprintln!("failed to open {}: {:?}", link.uri(), err),
diff --git a/src/mux/renderable.rs b/src/mux/renderable.rs
index 66925c3ed..ef83e9f58 100644
--- a/src/mux/renderable.rs
+++ b/src/mux/renderable.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 use std::ops::Range;
-use std::rc::Rc;
+use std::sync::Arc;
 use term::{CursorPosition, Line, Terminal, TerminalState};
 use termwiz::hyperlink::Hyperlink;
 
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ pub trait Renderable {
     fn clean_dirty_lines(&mut self);
 
     /// Returns the currently highlighted hyperlink
-    fn current_highlight(&self) -> Option<Rc<Hyperlink>>;
+    fn current_highlight(&self) -> Option<Arc<Hyperlink>>;
 
     /// Returns physical, non-scrollback (rows, cols) for the
     /// terminal screen
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ impl Renderable for Terminal {
         TerminalState::make_all_lines_dirty(self)
     }
 
-    fn current_highlight(&self) -> Option<Rc<Hyperlink>> {
+    fn current_highlight(&self) -> Option<Arc<Hyperlink>> {
         TerminalState::current_highlight(self)
     }
 
diff --git a/src/server/client.rs b/src/server/client.rs
index ff3023858..b83dc652f 100644
--- a/src/server/client.rs
+++ b/src/server/client.rs
@@ -64,4 +64,9 @@ impl Client {
 
     rpc!(ping, Ping = (), Pong);
     rpc!(list_tabs, ListTabs = (), ListTabsResponse);
+    rpc!(
+        get_coarse_tab_renderable_data,
+        GetCoarseTabRenderableData,
+        GetCoarseTabRenderableDataResponse
+    );
 }
diff --git a/src/server/codec.rs b/src/server/codec.rs
index 2581806fc..d372a7392 100644
--- a/src/server/codec.rs
+++ b/src/server/codec.rs
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ use bincode;
 use failure::Error;
 use serde_derive::*;
 use std::collections::HashMap;
-use std::rc::Rc;
+use std::sync::Arc;
 use term::{CursorPosition, Line};
 use termwiz::hyperlink::Hyperlink;
 use varu64;
@@ -137,6 +137,8 @@ pdu! {
     Pong: 2,
     ListTabs: 3,
     ListTabsResponse: 4,
+    GetCoarseTabRenderableData: 5,
+    GetCoarseTabRenderableDataResponse: 6,
 }
 
 #[derive(Deserialize, Serialize, PartialEq, Debug)]
@@ -174,7 +176,7 @@ pub struct GetCoarseTabRenderableDataResponse {
     pub cursor_position: CursorPosition,
     pub physical_rows: usize,
     pub physical_cols: usize,
-    pub current_highlight: Option<Rc<Hyperlink>>,
+    pub current_highlight: Option<Arc<Hyperlink>>,
     pub dirty_lines: Vec<DirtyLine>,
 }
 
diff --git a/src/server/listener.rs b/src/server/listener.rs
index e6c4f3d81..8e742c3c2 100644
--- a/src/server/listener.rs
+++ b/src/server/listener.rs
@@ -71,8 +71,43 @@ impl ClientSession {
                     .wait()?;
                     Pdu::ListTabsResponse(result).encode(&mut self.stream, decoded.serial)?;
                 }
+                Pdu::GetCoarseTabRenderableData(GetCoarseTabRenderableData { tab_id }) => {
+                    let result = Future::with_executor(self.executor.clone_executor(), move || {
+                        let mux = Mux::get().unwrap();
+                        let tab = mux
+                            .get_tab(tab_id)
+                            .ok_or_else(|| format_err!("no such tab {}", tab_id))?;
+                        let renderable = tab.renderer();
+                        let dirty_lines = renderable
+                            .get_dirty_lines()
+                            .iter()
+                            .map(|(line_idx, line, sel)| DirtyLine {
+                                line_idx: *line_idx,
+                                line: (*line).clone(),
+                                selection_col_from: sel.start,
+                                selection_col_to: sel.end,
+                            })
+                            .collect();
 
-                Pdu::Pong { .. } | Pdu::ListTabsResponse { .. } | Pdu::Invalid { .. } => {}
+                        let (physical_rows, physical_cols) = renderable.physical_dimensions();
+
+                        Ok(GetCoarseTabRenderableDataResponse {
+                            dirty_lines,
+                            current_highlight: renderable.current_highlight(),
+                            cursor_position: renderable.get_cursor_position(),
+                            physical_rows,
+                            physical_cols,
+                        })
+                    })
+                    .wait()?;
+                    Pdu::GetCoarseTabRenderableDataResponse(result)
+                        .encode(&mut self.stream, decoded.serial)?;
+                }
+
+                Pdu::Pong { .. }
+                | Pdu::ListTabsResponse { .. }
+                | Pdu::GetCoarseTabRenderableDataResponse { .. }
+                | Pdu::Invalid { .. } => {}
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/term/src/lib.rs b/term/src/lib.rs
index 369ababff..7c514d064 100644
--- a/term/src/lib.rs
+++ b/term/src/lib.rs
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ use serde_derive::*;
 
 use failure::Error;
 use std::ops::{Deref, DerefMut, Range};
-use std::rc::Rc;
 use std::str;
 
 #[macro_use]
diff --git a/term/src/terminal.rs b/term/src/terminal.rs
index d60f87f76..4a85b19b3 100644
--- a/term/src/terminal.rs
+++ b/term/src/terminal.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 use super::*;
+use std::sync::Arc;
 use termwiz::escape::parser::Parser;
 use termwiz::hyperlink::Rule as HyperlinkRule;
 
@@ -20,7 +21,7 @@ pub trait TerminalHost {
     fn set_title(&mut self, title: &str);
 
     /// Called when a URL is clicked
-    fn click_link(&mut self, link: &Rc<Hyperlink>);
+    fn click_link(&mut self, link: &Arc<Hyperlink>);
 
     /// Switch to a specific tab
     fn activate_tab(&mut self, _tab: usize) {}
diff --git a/term/src/terminalstate.rs b/term/src/terminalstate.rs
index bff273694..81a57a4a2 100644
--- a/term/src/terminalstate.rs
+++ b/term/src/terminalstate.rs
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ use super::*;
 use image::{self, GenericImage};
 use ordered_float::NotNaN;
 use std::fmt::Write;
+use std::sync::Arc;
 use termwiz::escape::csi::{
     Cursor, DecPrivateMode, DecPrivateModeCode, Device, Edit, EraseInDisplay, EraseInLine, Mode,
     Sgr,
@@ -154,7 +155,7 @@ pub struct TerminalState {
 
     /// Which hyperlink is considered to be highlighted, because the
     /// mouse_position is over a cell with a Hyperlink attribute.
-    current_highlight: Option<Rc<Hyperlink>>,
+    current_highlight: Option<Arc<Hyperlink>>,
 
     /// Keeps track of double and triple clicks
     last_mouse_click: Option<LastMouseClick>,
@@ -342,7 +343,7 @@ impl TerminalState {
         &mut self,
         x: usize,
         y: ScrollbackOrVisibleRowIndex,
-    ) -> Option<Rc<Hyperlink>> {
+    ) -> Option<Arc<Hyperlink>> {
         let rules = &self.hyperlink_rules;
 
         let idx = self.screen.scrollback_or_visible_row(y);
@@ -1003,7 +1004,7 @@ impl TerminalState {
     }
 
     /// Returns the currently highlighted hyperlink
-    pub fn current_highlight(&self) -> Option<Rc<Hyperlink>> {
+    pub fn current_highlight(&self) -> Option<Arc<Hyperlink>> {
         self.current_highlight.as_ref().cloned()
     }
 
@@ -1139,7 +1140,7 @@ impl TerminalState {
 
     fn set_hyperlink(&mut self, link: Option<Hyperlink>) {
         self.pen.hyperlink = match link {
-            Some(hyperlink) => Some(Rc::new(hyperlink)),
+            Some(hyperlink) => Some(Arc::new(hyperlink)),
             None => None,
         }
     }
@@ -1228,7 +1229,7 @@ impl TerminalState {
         };
         */
 
-        let image_data = Rc::new(ImageData::with_raw_data(image.data));
+        let image_data = Arc::new(ImageData::with_raw_data(image.data));
 
         let mut ypos = NotNaN::new(0.0).unwrap();
         let cursor_x = self.cursor.x;
diff --git a/termwiz/src/cell.rs b/termwiz/src/cell.rs
index a9de752ed..0388ab8a2 100644
--- a/termwiz/src/cell.rs
+++ b/termwiz/src/cell.rs
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ use serde::{Deserialize, Deserializer, Serialize, Serializer};
 use smallvec::SmallVec;
 use std;
 use std::mem;
-use std::rc::Rc;
+use std::sync::Arc;
 use unicode_width::UnicodeWidthStr;
 
 /// Holds the attributes for a cell.
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ pub struct CellAttributes {
     /// The background color
     pub background: ColorAttribute,
     /// The hyperlink content, if any
-    pub hyperlink: Option<Rc<Hyperlink>>,
+    pub hyperlink: Option<Arc<Hyperlink>>,
     /// The image data, if any
     pub image: Option<Box<ImageCell>>,
 }
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ impl CellAttributes {
         self
     }
 
-    pub fn set_hyperlink(&mut self, link: Option<Rc<Hyperlink>>) -> &mut Self {
+    pub fn set_hyperlink(&mut self, link: Option<Arc<Hyperlink>>) -> &mut Self {
         self.hyperlink = link;
         self
     }
@@ -309,7 +309,7 @@ pub enum AttributeChange {
     Invisible(bool),
     Foreground(ColorAttribute),
     Background(ColorAttribute),
-    Hyperlink(Option<Rc<Hyperlink>>),
+    Hyperlink(Option<Arc<Hyperlink>>),
 }
 
 #[cfg(test)]
diff --git a/termwiz/src/hyperlink.rs b/termwiz/src/hyperlink.rs
index 829e8e85a..4902134be 100644
--- a/termwiz/src/hyperlink.rs
+++ b/termwiz/src/hyperlink.rs
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ use serde_derive::*;
 use std::collections::HashMap;
 use std::fmt::{Display, Error as FmtError, Formatter};
 use std::ops::Range;
-use std::rc::Rc;
+use std::sync::Arc;
 
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq, Eq, Serialize, Deserialize)]
 pub struct Hyperlink {
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ pub struct RuleMatch {
     pub range: Range<usize>,
     /// Holds the created Hyperlink object that should be associated
     /// the cells that correspond to the span.
-    pub link: Rc<Hyperlink>,
+    pub link: Arc<Hyperlink>,
 }
 
 /// An internal intermediate match result
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ impl Rule {
             .into_iter()
             .map(|m| {
                 let url = m.expand();
-                let link = Rc::new(Hyperlink::new_implicit(url));
+                let link = Arc::new(Hyperlink::new_implicit(url));
                 RuleMatch {
                     link,
                     range: m.range(),
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ mod test {
             Rule::match_hyperlinks("  http://example.com", &rules),
             vec![RuleMatch {
                 range: 2..20,
-                link: Rc::new(Hyperlink::new_implicit("http://example.com")),
+                link: Arc::new(Hyperlink::new_implicit("http://example.com")),
             }]
         );
 
@@ -255,11 +255,11 @@ mod test {
                 // Longest match first
                 RuleMatch {
                     range: 18..34,
-                    link: Rc::new(Hyperlink::new_implicit("mailto:woot@example.com")),
+                    link: Arc::new(Hyperlink::new_implicit("mailto:woot@example.com")),
                 },
                 RuleMatch {
                     range: 2..17,
-                    link: Rc::new(Hyperlink::new_implicit("mailto:foo@example.com")),
+                    link: Arc::new(Hyperlink::new_implicit("mailto:foo@example.com")),
                 },
             ]
         );
diff --git a/termwiz/src/image.rs b/termwiz/src/image.rs
index b1729ba20..adedf279d 100644
--- a/termwiz/src/image.rs
+++ b/termwiz/src/image.rs
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 use ordered_float::NotNaN;
 use serde::{Deserialize, Deserializer, Serialize, Serializer};
 use serde_derive::*;
-use std::rc::Rc;
+use std::sync::Arc;
 
 fn deserialize_notnan<'de, D>(deserializer: D) -> Result<NotNaN<f32>, D::Error>
 where
@@ -71,14 +71,14 @@ pub struct ImageCell {
     /// Texture coordinates for the bottom right of this cell.
     bottom_right: TextureCoordinate,
     /// References the underlying image data
-    data: Rc<ImageData>,
+    data: Arc<ImageData>,
 }
 
 impl ImageCell {
     pub fn new(
         top_left: TextureCoordinate,
         bottom_right: TextureCoordinate,
-        data: Rc<ImageData>,
+        data: Arc<ImageData>,
     ) -> Self {
         Self {
             top_left,
diff --git a/termwiz/src/surface/change.rs b/termwiz/src/surface/change.rs
index 315db7193..50ccceebb 100644
--- a/termwiz/src/surface/change.rs
+++ b/termwiz/src/surface/change.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ use crate::cell::{AttributeChange, CellAttributes};
 use crate::color::ColorAttribute;
 pub use crate::image::{ImageData, TextureCoordinate};
 use crate::surface::{CursorShape, Position};
-use std::rc::Rc;
+use std::sync::Arc;
 
 /// `Change` describes an update operation to be applied to a `Surface`.
 /// Changes to the active attributes (color, style), moving the cursor
@@ -103,5 +103,5 @@ pub struct Image {
     /// Texture coordinates for the bottom right of this image block.
     pub bottom_right: TextureCoordinate,
     /// the image data
-    pub image: Rc<ImageData>,
+    pub image: Arc<ImageData>,
 }
diff --git a/termwiz/src/surface/line.rs b/termwiz/src/surface/line.rs
index 89cc19780..2fffd7bd2 100644
--- a/termwiz/src/surface/line.rs
+++ b/termwiz/src/surface/line.rs
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ use crate::hyperlink::Rule;
 use crate::range::in_range;
 use crate::surface::Change;
 use std::ops::Range;
-use std::rc::Rc;
+use std::sync::Arc;
 use unicode_segmentation::UnicodeSegmentation;
 
 bitflags! {
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ impl Line {
                     let attrs = self.cells[cell_idx]
                         .attrs()
                         .clone()
-                        .set_hyperlink(Some(Rc::clone(&m.link)))
+                        .set_hyperlink(Some(Arc::clone(&m.link)))
                         .clone();
                     let cell = Cell::new_grapheme(self.cells[cell_idx].str(), attrs);
                     self.cells[cell_idx] = cell;
diff --git a/termwiz/src/surface/mod.rs b/termwiz/src/surface/mod.rs
index 1c82af659..5323c9165 100644
--- a/termwiz/src/surface/mod.rs
+++ b/termwiz/src/surface/mod.rs
@@ -770,7 +770,7 @@ mod test {
     use crate::cell::Intensity;
     use crate::color::AnsiColor;
     use crate::image::ImageData;
-    use std::rc::Rc;
+    use std::sync::Arc;
 
     // The \x20's look a little awkward, but we can't use a plain
     // space in the first chararcter of a multi-line continuation;
@@ -1432,7 +1432,7 @@ mod test {
     #[test]
     fn images() {
         // a dummy image blob with nonsense content
-        let data = Rc::new(ImageData::with_raw_data(vec![]));
+        let data = Arc::new(ImageData::with_raw_data(vec![]));
         let mut s = Surface::new(2, 2);
         s.add_change(Change::Image(Image {
             top_left: TextureCoordinate::new_f32(0.0, 0.0),