A Cross-Platform Powerhouse with GPU Acceleration and Zero-Config Simplicity 🚀

Meet Ghostty – the terminal emulator that laughs in the face of compromise. Built for macOS and Linux, it’s like the Swiss Army knife of terminals: fast enough to make your coffee jealous, packed with features, and designed to feel right at home on your desktop.

Why Ghostty Stands Out 🌟

Native UI, Zero Jank

Ghostty doesn’t fake it till it makes it. On macOS, it’s crafted with Swift and AppKit, while Linux gets GTK4 love via Zig. Translation: it looks and acts like a real app should, with native tabs, splits, and system integrations (think macOS Quick Look or Linux desktop shortcuts). No “uncanny valley” widgets here!

Speed Demon Mode Enabled

Ghostty’s secret sauce? GPU acceleration and a lean core written in Zig. Users swear they can feel the difference – whether it’s buttery-smooth scrolling or instant startup times. It’s not just fast; it’s “wait, did that actually load?” fast.

Features? Oh, We’ve Got Features

• Customization Overload: Hundreds of built-in color themes (including light/dark auto-switching) and rebindable keys.
• Terminal Superpowers: Supports Kitty graphics protocol, hyperlinks, and synchronized rendering for apps like Neovim.
• Native Perks: macOS force touch, Linux GTK integration, and a dropdown quake-mode terminal (because why not?).

Designed by a Terminal Whisperer 🔧

Created by Mitchell Hashimoto (yes, that Hashimoto – Vagrant, Packer, etc.), Ghostty is a passion project with a clear goal: no trade-offs. Most terminals force you to pick two of three: speed, features, or native feel. Ghostty delivers all three without breaking a sweat.

Under the Hood 🔩

Ghostty’s secret weapon is libghostty, a cross-platform core library that handles the heavy lifting. This lets the macOS and Linux GUIs focus on being native while sharing the same lightning-fast engine. Future plans? Stabilizing libghostty so other terminals can join the party.

Perfect For…

• Tech enthusiasts who want a terminal that doesn’t look (or act) like it’s from 1995.
• Tinkerers who love themes and custom keybinds but hate bloated configs.
• Speed junkies who notice when their cursor lags by 2ms.

TL;DR 🏁

Ghostty is the terminal emulator that refuses to play by the old rules. It’s fast, native, and loaded with features – all without making you configure a single line on day one. Whether you’re a macOS aficionado or a Linux desktop warrior, Ghostty feels like it was coded just for you. Now go make your old terminal emulator jealous. 💅