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iTerm2 vs Ghostty: catalog facts
iTerm2	Ghostty
Free Free and open source under the GPL.	Free Free and open source under the MIT licence, created by Mitchell Hashimoto.
macOS	macOS, Linux
Instant replay and shell integration make past output easy to recover Native tmux control mode turns tmux windows into real tabs	GPU rendering with genuinely native window chrome on each platform Very thorough terminal emulation, including the awkward edge cases
macOS only So many settings that first-time configuration is daunting	No Windows build Younger than the alternatives, with a smaller body of shared configuration
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-2.0	License: MIT
Not stated if an account is needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 21, 2026

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