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foot vs Alacritty: catalog facts
foot	Alacritty
Free Free and open source.	Free Free and open source, with no paid edition.
Linux	Windows, macOS, Linux
Fast and light on resources Native Wayland support	Vi mode for moving around and making selections with Vi bindings Search across the scrollback buffer, and regex hints for marking text
Wayland only, no X11 support Minimal by design, with no tabs	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
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License not stated	License: Apache-2.0
No account needed	No account needed
Works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 20, 2026

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