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