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Alacritty vs Contour Terminal: catalog facts
Alacritty	Contour Terminal
Free Free and open source, with no paid edition.	Free The open-source software is available without a license fee. Hosting, hardware and…
Windows, macOS, Linux	Windows, macOS, Linux
Vi mode for moving around and making selections with Vi bindings Search across the scrollback buffer, and regex hints for marking text	Supports font ligatures, Unicode and terminal tabs.
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	Rendering requires a compatible graphics setup.
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: Apache-2.0	License: Apache-2.0
No account needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 20, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026

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