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Alacritty vs WSLtty: catalog facts
Alacritty	WSLtty
Free Free and open source, with no paid edition.	Free Free and open source.
Windows, macOS, Linux	Windows
Vi mode for moving around and making selections with Vi bindings Search across the scrollback buffer, and regex hints for marking text	Brings mintty to WSL shells Creates shortcuts for each installed WSL distribution
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	Windows and WSL only No tabs; each session is a separate window
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open 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 September 24, 2026

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