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Alacritty vs Terminal: catalog facts
Alacritty	Terminal
Free Free and open source, with no paid edition.	Free Included with macOS at no extra cost.
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	Already installed on every Mac Official user guide from Apple
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	Only available on macOS Not developed as a standalone product
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Closed source
License: Apache-2.0	License not stated
No account needed	No account needed
Works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 20, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026

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