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Terminal vs Alacritty: catalog facts
Terminal	Alacritty
Free Included with macOS at no extra cost.	Free Free and open source, with no paid edition.
macOS	Windows, macOS, Linux
Already installed on every Mac Official user guide from Apple	Vi mode for moving around and making selections with Vi bindings Search across the scrollback buffer, and regex hints for marking text
Only available on macOS Not developed as a standalone product	The project describes itself as beta, with features still missing and bugs to fix No tabs or built-in multiplexer by design; you need tmux or your window manager
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Closed source	Open source
License not stated	License: Apache-2.0
No account needed	No account needed
Works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 20, 2026

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