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Calyx vs Ghostty: catalog facts
CalyxGhostty
Free

Free and open source under the MIT licence.

Free

Free and open source under the MIT licence, created by Mitchell Hashimoto.

macOS macOS, Linux
  • Built on the Ghostty terminal core
  • Designed for supervising several coding agents
  • GPU rendering with genuinely native window chrome on each platform
  • Very thorough terminal emulation, including the awkward edge cases
  • macOS only
  • No tagged GitHub releases
  • No Windows build
  • Younger than the alternatives, with a smaller body of shared configuration
Downloadable app Downloadable app
Open source Open source
License: MIT License: MIT
Not stated if an account is needed No account needed
Not stated if it works offline Works offline

Checked October 2, 2026

Checked September 21, 2026

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