Ghostty
Fast, GPU-accelerated terminal emulator with native UI
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Ghostty is a terminal emulator that uses GPU rendering and platform-native UI toolkits (SwiftUI on macOS, GTK on Linux). It supports tabs and splits, a large set of built-in themes, ligatures, and modern terminal protocols, and is configured with a plain text file.
Key features
- GPU-accelerated rendering
- Native UI on macOS and Linux
- Tabs, splits, and built-in themes
- Kitty graphics and keyboard protocols
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