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Ghostty

A fast, feature-rich, cross-platform terminal emulator with native UI and GPU acceleration.

Visit Ghostty4.9

  • Rating

    4.9 / 5

  • Pricing

    Free

  • Difficulty

    Beginner

  • Works on

    macOS, Linux

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What is Ghostty?

Ghostty is a terminal emulator written in Zig that pairs platform-native interfaces with GPU-accelerated rendering. It is fast under heavy output, supports modern terminal features like ligatures and true color, and feels like a real native app on macOS and Linux rather than an Electron wrapper.

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Pros: what Ghostty does well

  • GPU-accelerated rendering keeps scrolling and output extremely fast
  • Platform-native UI instead of a web wrapper
  • Huge community and rapid development pace

Cons: where it falls short

  • No Windows support yet
  • Configuration is text-file based, no settings UI

Who Ghostty is for

Developers and power users who live in the terminal and want speed without giving up native feel.

Who can skip it

Casual users who rarely open a terminal.

Ghostty alternatives

Not sold on Ghostty? These do a similar job, and each card says what it has in common.

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Alacritty

Focus: command line, minimal and github. Shares terminal and gpu with Ghostty. Adds Windows. Rated 4.6 (Ghostty: 4.9).

Desktop AppFreemacOS, Windows
4.6Visit

kitty

Focus: command line and github. Shares terminal and gpu with Ghostty. Rated 4.6 (Ghostty: 4.9).

Desktop AppFreemacOS, Linux
4.6Visit

navi

Focus: cli, cheatsheet and fuzzy finder. Shares terminal and open source with Ghostty. Adds Windows. Rated 4.8 (Ghostty: 4.9).

Desktop AppFreemacOS, Windows
4.8Visit

Atuin

Focus: shell history, command line and sync. Shares terminal and open source with Ghostty. Adds Windows. Rated 4.7 (Ghostty: 4.9).

Desktop AppFreemacOS, Linux
4.7Visit

btop

Focus: system monitor, processes and github. Shares terminal and open source with Ghostty. Adds Offline. Rated 4.7 (Ghostty: 4.9).

Desktop AppFreemacOS, Linux
4.7Visit

htop

Focus: process viewer, system monitor and command line. Shares terminal and open source with Ghostty. Rated 4.7 (Ghostty: 4.9).

Desktop AppFreemacOS, Linux
4.7Visit

Free alternatives to Ghostty

Want to spend nothing? These free picks cover similar ground.

Starship

Focus: shell prompt, developer tool and github. Shares terminal and open source with Ghostty. Adds Windows and Offline. Rated 4.7 (Ghostty: 4.9).

Desktop AppFreemacOS, Windows
4.7Visit

tmux

Focus: sessions, multiplexer and ssh. Shares terminal and open source with Ghostty. Rated 4.7 (Ghostty: 4.9).

Desktop AppFreemacOS, Linux
4.7Visit

zoxide

Focus: navigation, command line and shell. Shares terminal and open source with Ghostty. Adds Windows. Rated 4.7 (Ghostty: 4.9).

Desktop AppFreemacOS, Linux
4.7Visit

brag

Focus: launch video, cli and marketing. Shares open source and developer tools with Ghostty. Adds Windows. Rated 4.6 (Ghostty: 4.9).

Desktop AppFreemacOS, Linux
4.6Visit

delta

Focus: git, diff and code review. Shares terminal and open source with Ghostty. Adds Windows. Rated 4.6 (Ghostty: 4.9).

Desktop AppFreemacOS, Windows
4.6Visit

fish shell

Focus: shell, command line and autocomplete. Shares terminal and open source with Ghostty. Rated 4.6 (Ghostty: 4.9).

Desktop AppFreemacOS, Linux
4.6Visit
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