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Ghostty

Fast, feature-rich, and native cross-platform terminal emulator written in Zig.

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LicenseMIT
GitHub stars24.5k
Last commit1 weeks ago
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Metal GpuTerminal EmulatorNative UiDeveloper ToolsZigFast Terminal
Overview

Why consider Ghostty?

Ghostty is a cross-platform terminal emulator created by Mitchell Hashimoto. Written in Zig and Metal/OpenGL, it offers native platform UI integration, sub-millisecond input latency, and font ligatures.

Guided learning

Learn Ghostty by building

Practical setup notes, real use cases, and copy-ready examples in one focused guide.

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Overview of Ghostty

Ghostty provides instant startup times, hardware acceleration, smooth text rendering, and native macOS and Linux styling.

Installation

bash
1# macOS via Homebrew
2brew install --cask ghostty

Ghostty is licensed under the permissive MIT License.

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Ghostty FAQs

Ghostty is listed as a Developer Tools tool on TiloBox. Review the overview, features, and official documentation on this page to decide whether it solves your specific workflow.

Start with the project's GitHub repository and official website for supported installation and deployment instructions. Test the setup with representative data or a small project before rolling it out more widely.

Ghostty is listed under the MIT license. Read the complete license text and the project's notices before using, modifying, or distributing the software.

Production readiness depends on your requirements. Review maintenance activity, security practices, documentation, backup and upgrade procedures, and compatibility with your stack; then validate it in a non-production environment.

Ghostty is listed as an alternative to iTerm2. Compare the core workflow, deployment model, integrations, and licensing against your must-have requirements before switching.