Alacritty vs Canario: catalog facts
 Alacritty |  Canario |
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Free Free and open source, with no paid edition. |
Free Free beta download. |
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Windows, macOS, Linux |
macOS |
- Vi mode for moving around and making selections with Vi bindings
- Search across the scrollback buffer, and regex hints for marking text
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- Live previews of tabs and panes in a sidebar
- Panes restore working directory and scrollback after restart
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- The project describes itself as beta, with features still missing and bugs to fix
- No tabs or built-in multiplexer by design; you need tmux or your window manager
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- Beta software
- Requires macOS 14 or later on Apple silicon
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Downloadable app |
Downloadable app |
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Open source |
Closed source |
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License: Apache-2.0 |
License not stated |
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No account needed |
No account needed |
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Works offline |
Works offline |
Checked September 20, 2026 | Checked October 2, 2026 |
Catalog facts only. Anything “not stated” is unconfirmed. Check full listings for details.
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