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Ghostty vs Terminology: catalog facts
Ghostty	Terminology
Free Free and open source under the MIT licence, created by Mitchell Hashimoto.	Free Free and open source.
macOS, Linux	Linux
GPU rendering with genuinely native window chrome on each platform Very thorough terminal emulation, including the awkward edge cases	Runs on X11, Wayland or the bare framebuffer Compressed in-memory scrollback that never touches disk
No Windows build Younger than the alternatives, with a smaller body of shared configuration	No Windows or macOS version Depends on the EFL libraries
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open 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 September 23, 2026

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