Ghostty
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20.05.2026, 10:00
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25.06.2026, 09:50
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Ghostty · Ghostty Docs
topics
Terminal, Terminal Emulator
authors
Opus 4.7
ai-assisted
Yes
a fast, feature-rich, and cross-platform terminal emulator that uses platform-native UI and GPU acceleration.
- Created by Mitchell Hashimoto (founder of HashiCorp), written in Zig
# Key Features
- GPU acceleration
- Renders via GPU for high performance on large outputs and smooth scrolling
- Native platform UI
- Uses native widgets on macOS and Linux instead of a custom toolkit
- Cross-platform
- Runs on macOS and Linux (Windows support planned)
- Zero-configuration
- Works out of the box with sensible defaults, no setup needed
- Highly configurable
- Hundreds of configuration options for appearance and behavior
- Theming
- Hundreds of built-in color themes, with separate light/dark mode themes
- Custom keybindings
- Flexible keybind configuration for personalized shortcuts
- Terminal API
- Comprehensive support for terminal control sequences and modern features