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Canario vs Ghostty: catalog facts
Canario	Ghostty
Free Free beta download.	Free Free and open source under the MIT licence, created by Mitchell Hashimoto.
macOS	macOS, Linux
Live previews of tabs and panes in a sidebar Panes restore working directory and scrollback after restart	GPU rendering with genuinely native window chrome on each platform Very thorough terminal emulation, including the awkward edge cases
Beta software Requires macOS 14 or later on Apple silicon	No Windows build Younger than the alternatives, with a smaller body of shared configuration
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Closed source	Open source
License not stated	License: MIT
No account needed	No account needed
Works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 21, 2026

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