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Posted by Roy Schestowitz on Dec 28, 2024,
updated Jan 19, 2025
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=> ↺ Ghostty 1.0 Released, A New GPU-Accelerated Terminal Emulator
For years, GPU-accelerated terminals like Kitty and Alacritty have been the top picks for Linux enthusiasts looking for a fast, reliable terminal emulator. But there’s a new player in town: Ghostty. Before moving on, however, let me quickly cover what GPU-accelerated terminals are all about.
In short, GPU-accelerated terminals use your computer’s graphics card (GPU) to render text and visuals, making them faster and more efficient than traditional ones that rely solely on the CPU. This results in smoother performance, especially when handling complex tasks like scrolling through large files or rendering Unicode characters. Now, back to the topic.
=> ↺ Ghostty is the hot new terminal and it’s out now
Ghostty is free, open source, and doesn’t require a login to use (looking at you, Warp). I’ve been using it since yesterday and it is indeed very quick and feels very good on the Mac.
Update
More here:
=> ↺ Ghostty: New Open Source Terminal That’s Spookily Good
We’re seeing something of a terminal emulator renaissance of late, with developers eager to reimagine, rethink, and rewire the humble console to leverage modern hardware, GPU acceleration, containerised workflows, and (in some cases) AI/LLMs. Ghostty, a new open-source and cross-platform terminal application created by Mitchell Hashimoto (co-founder of HashiCorp) is the latest addition.
Later coverage:
=> ↺ Ghostty – The Fast GPU-Accelerated Terminal Emulator for Linux
One of the latest entrants to this space is Ghostty, an open-source and cross-platform terminal emulator created by Mitchell Hashimoto, the co-founder of HashiCorp.
Some impressions:
I recently changed my terminal app to Ghostty and have been surprised by its performance, simpleness, and cleanliness.
=> ↺ Jonas Hietala: First impressions of Ghostty
One of the big selling points of Ghostty is it’s native platform integration. It’s supposed to integrate well with your window manager so it looks the same and gives you some extra functionality… But I don’t know why I should care—I just want a big square without decorations of any kind.
The Register:
=> ↺ Ghostty 1: A better terminal emulator
Ghostty is more interesting than it sounds, for several reasons: who wrote it, what it does, and the language it was written in are all more unusual than the ostensibly simple task it performs.
Ghostty is a terminal emulator. In 2025, of course, lots of people never need a terminal emulator, and good for them. If you use macOS or Linux and do use one, then Ghostty might be worth a look. (And if you're a Windows type and use one, it's coming to that OS at some point.) Even if you don't use one, some things about this little app are quite interesting anyway.
Migration experience:
=> ↺ Replicating My Alacritty Appearance in Ghostty
Ghostty by Mitchell Hashimoto is the new hotness in the terminal emulator world. It recently came out of private beta launching publicly as 1.0. It’s similar to other GPU accelerated terminal emulators like Alacritty and Kitty, but differs in that it uses the native toolkit on macOS and Linux (GTK). For nerds it’s also interesting because it’s implemented in Zig.
LWN very late:
=> ↺ Ghostty 1.0 has been summoned
The Ghostty terminal emulator project has generated a surprising amount of interest, even before code was released to the public. This is in part due to the high profile of its creator, HashiCorp founder Mitchell Hashimoto. Its development was conducted behind closed doors for beta testing, until version 1.0 was released on December 26 under the MIT license. While far from finished, Ghostty is ready for day-to-day use and might be of interest to those who spend significant amounts of time at the command line.
=> ↺ Ghostty | ↺ HashiCorp | ↺ released | ↺ MIT license
=> ↺ Ghostty | ↺ HashiCorp | ↺ released | ↺ MIT license
Jack Wallen:
=> ↺ Ghostty Will Get You Excited About Using a Terminal Again
I’ve used so many terminal apps over the years that I’ve lost track of what they are [...]
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