# vercel/hyper

A terminal built on web technologies

Repository: https://github.com/vercel/hyper
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/hyper
Homepage: https://hyper.is
Language: TypeScript
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: terminal, javascript, html, css, react, terminal-emulators, hyper, macos, linux
Last push: 2026-08-21T20:44:39+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 67/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 98, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3715, "days_push": 12, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 44707, forks 3580 (observed 2026-08-28T04:12:09.395318+00:00)

## What it is
Hyper is a cross-platform terminal emulator built on web technologies (Electron, React, TypeScript) by Vercel. It emphasizes a beautiful, extensible command-line experience with a plugin API, custom keymaps, and JavaScript-based configuration.

## Use cases
- a terminal emulator that I can theme and customize with JavaScript
- extensible terminal with npm plugins
- cross-platform terminal for macOS, Linux, and Windows
- terminal with custom keybindings and config file
- modern GPU-friendly alternative to iTerm2 or Windows Terminal

## When to choose
- you want a highly customizable, plugin-driven terminal built on web standards
- you prefer configuring your terminal in JavaScript
- you work across macOS, Linux, and Windows and want a consistent terminal

## When to avoid
- you need maximum performance and low resource usage from a native terminal
- you prefer minimal, lightweight terminal emulators like Alacritty or kitty
- you dislike Electron-based applications

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: stable
- function: terminal-ui, plugin-system, developer-tools, cli
- domain: developer-tools, cross-platform
- platform: windows, cross-platform
- tags: terminal-emulator, electron, react, extensible, web-technologies, command-line, macos, linux, desktop

## Member repositories
- vercel/hyper (main) score 67

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:12:09.395318+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T16:21:57.954732+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/vercel/hyper (fetched 2026-08-28T04:12:09.395318+00:00, sha bfb05fbd1a3e)
  - homepage: https://hyper.is (fetched 2026-08-29T07:45:28.809872+00:00, sha fa845454d312)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.