Ghostty vs Alacritty: catalog facts
 Ghostty |  Alacritty |
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Free Free and open source under the MIT licence, created by Mitchell Hashimoto. |
Free Free and open source, with no paid edition. |
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macOS, Linux |
Windows, macOS, Linux |
- GPU rendering with genuinely native window chrome on each platform
- Very thorough terminal emulation, including the awkward edge cases
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- Vi mode for moving around and making selections with Vi bindings
- Search across the scrollback buffer, and regex hints for marking text
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- No Windows build
- Younger than the alternatives, with a smaller body of shared configuration
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- 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
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Downloadable app |
Downloadable app |
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Open source |
Open source |
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License: MIT |
License: Apache-2.0 |
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No account needed |
No account needed |
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Works offline |
Works offline |
Checked September 21, 2026 | Checked September 20, 2026 |
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