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Alacritty vs Kaku: catalog facts
Alacritty	Kaku
Free Free and open source, with no paid edition.	Free Free to download; source code is published on GitHub.
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	Works out of the box with no configuration required Tuned for AI coding workflows in the terminal
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	macOS only Younger project with less shared documentation
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Closed source
License: Apache-2.0	License not stated
No account needed	No account 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 October 1, 2026

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