Alacritty
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A cross-platform, OpenGL terminal emulator. observed · 2026-10-06
Health v2 · maintenance only
85/100
- Activity 98
- Release rhythm 59
- Longevity 100
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-10-21. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 82
- age_days: 3897
- days_rel: 197
- days_push: 15
- n_releases_24m: 6
Adoption not part of the score
65889 stars · 3629 forks observed · 2026-10-06
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
Alacritty is a fast, cross-platform terminal emulator rendered with OpenGL and written in Rust. It offers sensible defaults, extensive TOML configuration, and features like vi mode, scrollback search, and regex hints while integrating with other tools rather than reimplementing them.
Use cases
- gpu-accelerated terminal emulator
- fast terminal for linux macos windows
- terminal emulator with vi mode and scrollback search
- lightweight terminal with toml configuration
- cross-platform terminal emulator written in rust
- terminal with regex hints and multi-window support
When to choose
- you want a very fast, GPU-rendered terminal on Linux, BSD, macOS, or Windows
- you prefer configuring your terminal via a simple TOML file
- you spend long hours in the terminal and want vi mode, search, and regex hints
- you want a minimal emulator that delegates features like tabs to window managers or multiplexers
When to avoid
- you need built-in tabs, splits, or ligature support out of the box
- your system lacks OpenGL ES 2.0 or, on Windows, ConPTY (Windows 10 1809+)
- you want a fully polished, feature-complete terminal rather than beta-level software
Facets
application · maturity active
gui cli developer-tools cross-platform windows bsd rust terminal-emulator gpu-accelerated opengl vte toml-config command-line linux macos desktop
4 sources
- readme: https://github.com/alacritty/alacritty · fetched 2026-10-06 · a33802a35cab
- homepage: https://alacritty.org · fetched 2026-09-07 · c32f685ab47a
- registry_crates: https://crates.io/api/v1/crates/alacritty · fetched 2026-09-07 · 32e8b41ce7c5
- site_page: https://alacritty.org/changelog.html · fetched 2026-09-07 · 646cb732080e
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| alacritty/alacritty | main | 85 |
| alacritty/alacritty-theme | plugin | 74 |
For agents
markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="alacritty/alacritty")
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