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Ghostty vs Calyx: catalog facts
Ghostty	Calyx
Free Free and open source under the MIT licence, created by Mitchell Hashimoto.	Free Free and open source under the MIT licence.
macOS, Linux	macOS
GPU rendering with genuinely native window chrome on each platform Very thorough terminal emulation, including the awkward edge cases	Built on the Ghostty terminal core Designed for supervising several coding agents
No Windows build Younger than the alternatives, with a smaller body of shared configuration	macOS only No tagged GitHub releases
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: MIT	License: MIT
No account needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 21, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026

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