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Ghostty vs iTerm2: catalog facts
Ghostty	iTerm2
Free Free and open source under the MIT licence, created by Mitchell Hashimoto.	Free Free and open source under the GPL.
macOS, Linux	macOS
GPU rendering with genuinely native window chrome on each platform Very thorough terminal emulation, including the awkward edge cases	Instant replay and shell integration make past output easy to recover Native tmux control mode turns tmux windows into real tabs
No Windows build Younger than the alternatives, with a smaller body of shared configuration	macOS only So many settings that first-time configuration is daunting
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: MIT	License: GPL-2.0
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 September 22, 2026

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