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Ghostty

GPU-accelerated terminal emulator with native macOS and Linux apps

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What it is

A terminal emulator written in Zig that renders with Metal on macOS and OpenGL on Linux, using SwiftUI and GTK for native windows, tabs, and splits. It supports modern protocols such as Kitty graphics, synchronized rendering, and clipboard sequences while staying close to xterm behavior. Developers who live in the shell use it as a daily terminal, and those building their own tools can embed terminal parsing and state through the libghostty C and Zig library.

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Stars
62,436 GitHub stars.
62,436

Forks
3,674
Commits
18,284
Contributors
500+
Language
Zig
License
MIT
Last commit
Oct 20, 2026
On GitHub since
March 2022
First release
November 2022
Platforms
macOS, Linux, library
Self-hostable
No
Alternative to
Terminal.app
Tags
  • terminal-emulator

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What people are saying

Updated Oct 20, 2026
  • Hacker NewsGhostty 1.0Dec 26, 2024 · 2,319 points · 681 comments (opens Hacker News in a new tab)
  • Hacker NewsGhostty – Terminal EmulatorMar 1, 2026 · 863 points · 359 comments (opens Hacker News in a new tab)
  • Hacker NewsAI tooling must be disclosed for contributionsAug 21, 2025 · 729 points · 464 comments (opens Hacker News in a new tab)
  • Hacker NewsWhy users cannot create Issues directlyJan 2, 2026 · 773 points · 310 comments (opens Hacker News in a new tab)
  • Hacker NewsAI Usage PolicyJan 23, 2026 · 502 points · 273 comments (opens Hacker News in a new tab)
  • Hacker NewsRelease Notes for Ghostty 1.1.0Jan 31, 2025 · 138 points · 79 comments (opens Hacker News in a new tab)
  • Bluesky“I just realized it's called ghostty.org because of tty......”Sep 1, 2026 · 115 likes · 12 replies (opens Bluesky in a new tab)
  • Hacker NewsNo new Ghostty updates since MarchOct 7, 2026 · 18 points · 17 comments (opens Hacker News in a new tab)
  • Hacker NewsGhostty is a fast, cross-platform terminal emulatorJun 19, 2025 · 12 points · 1 comment (opens Hacker News in a new tab)
  • Hacker NewsAI tooling must be disclosed for contributionsAug 19, 2025 · 11 points · 1 comment (opens Hacker News in a new tab)
  • Bluesky“Nice graph #ghostty. Out now: So far, I like the speed with Neovim, and the config ( is almost identical to my Kitty ( The font is rendered a little…”Jan 2, 2025 · 6 likes · 1 reply (opens Bluesky in a new tab)
  • Hacker NewsGhostty/Agents.md - Agent Development GuideJun 25, 2026 · 5 points · 0 comments (opens Hacker News in a new tab)
  • Bluesky“i use ghostty! i'm on macos but linux is also supported ghostty.org”Mar 7, 2026 · 4 likes · 1 reply (opens Bluesky in a new tab)
  • Hacker NewsGhostty is a fast, feature-rich, and cross-platform terminal emulatorDec 29, 2024 · 5 points · 0 comments (opens Hacker News in a new tab)
  • Bluesky“ghostty.org , great terminal”Aug 22, 2026 · 4 likes · 0 replies (opens Bluesky in a new tab)
  • Bluesky“That's arguably the best experience I've seen to update a desktop app. Subtle, non-blocking, shows all the info I care about, link to release notes. Well…”Mar 15, 2026 · 4 likes · 0 replies (opens Bluesky in a new tab)
  • Hacker NewsIntroduce the Vouch/Denouncement Contribution Model by MitchellhFeb 7, 2026 · 4 points · 0 comments (opens Hacker News in a new tab)
  • Hacker NewsAI usage policy for Ghostty contributionsJan 22, 2026 · 3 points · 1 comment (opens Hacker News in a new tab)
  • Hacker NewsIntroduce the Vouch/Denouncement Contribution ModelFeb 7, 2026 · 3 points · 0 comments (opens Hacker News in a new tab)
  • Hacker NewsAre open source maintainers going to be the main sufferers from LLMJan 15, 2026 · 1 point · 2 comments (opens Hacker News in a new tab)