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Ghostty

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Cross-platform terminal emulator balancing speed, platform-native UI, and modern features. Designed for an enhanced interactive CLI environment, offering full standards compliance for seamless integration with shells and CLI tools.

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License model

  • FreeOpen Source

Application type

Platforms

  • Mac
  • Linux
  • Nix Package Manager
  • Homebrew
4.8 / 5 Avg rating (5)
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Properties

  1.  Lightweight
  2.  Customizable
  3.  Support for Themes
  4.  Privacy focused

Features

  1.  Cross-Platform
  2.  GPU Acceleration
  3.  Tabbed interface
  4.  Split-screen view
  5.  Dark Mode
  6.  Syntax Highlighting
  7.  Portable
  8.  Support for scripting
  9.  Ad-free
  10.  No registration required
  11.  No Tracking
  12.  Works Offline
  13.  Multi-tabs
  14.  Font Ligature Support
  15.  Multiple Color themes
  16.  Support for Keyboard Shortcuts
  17.  Xterm emulation

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Ghostty information

  • Developed by

    Mitchell Hashimoto
  • Licensing

    Open Source (MIT) and Free product.
  • Rating

    Average rating of 4.8
  • Alternatives

    51 alternatives listed
  • Supported Languages

    • English

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GitHub repository

  •  26,175 Stars
  •  646 Forks
  •  185 Open Issues
  •   Updated Feb 6, 2025 
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Ghostty was added to AlternativeTo by Paul on Dec 27, 2024 and this page was last updated Dec 27, 2024.
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What is Ghostty?

Ghostty is a terminal emulator that differentiates itself by being fast, feature-rich, and native. While there are many excellent terminal emulators available, they all force you to choose between speed, features, or native UIs. Ghostty provides all three.

In all categories, I am not trying to claim that Ghostty is the best (i.e. the fastest, most feature-rich, or most native). But Ghostty is competitive in all three categories and Ghostty doesn't make you choose between them.

Ghostty also intends to push the boundaries of what is possible with a terminal emulator by exposing modern, opt-in features that enable CLI tool developers to build more feature rich, interactive applications.

While aiming for this ambitious goal, our first step is to make Ghostty one of the best fully standards compliant terminal emulator, remaining compatible with all existing shells and software while supporting all of the latest terminal innovations in the ecosystem. You can use Ghostty as a drop-in replacement for your existing terminal emulator.

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