# wezterm/wezterm

A GPU-accelerated cross-platform terminal emulator and multiplexer written by @wez and implemented in Rust

Repository: https://github.com/wezterm/wezterm
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/wezterm
Homepage: https://wezterm.org/
Language: Rust
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Topics: terminal-emulators, rust, terminal, terminal-emulator, serial-port, serial
Last push: 2026-08-26T09:37:12+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 67/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3129, "days_push": 7, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 28573, forks 1689 (observed 2026-08-28T04:11:52.702964+00:00)

## What it is
WezTerm is a GPU-accelerated cross-platform terminal emulator and multiplexer written in Rust. It supports panes, tabs, SSH and serial connections, rich text rendering, and Lua-based configuration with hot reloading.

## Use cases
- gpu-accelerated terminal emulator for linux mac and windows
- tmux alternative with native panes and tabs
- terminal with built-in ssh client and multiplexing
- connect to serial ports for arduino development
- terminal emulator with ligatures and true color support
- configurable terminal with hot reloading config file

## When to choose
- you want a fast, GPU-rendered terminal across Linux, macOS, Windows, and BSD
- you need built-in multiplexing (panes/tabs) without tmux
- you connect to remote hosts over SSH or serial devices
- you want programmable configuration with hot reload

## When to avoid
- you need a minimal terminal with zero configuration
- you depend on Wayland stability during its reimplementation
- you require a lightweight terminal for very old hardware

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: terminal-ui, gui, developer-tools, ssh
- domain: developer-tools, cross-platform
- platform: windows, bsd, rust, cross-platform
- tags: terminal-emulator, multiplexer, gpu-accelerated, serial-port, tmux-alternative, hot-reload-config, command-line, linux, macos, desktop

## Member repositories
- wezterm/wezterm (main) score 67

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:11:52.702964+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 2026-08-29T16:54:21.596404+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/wezterm/wezterm (fetched 2026-08-28T04:11:52.702964+00:00, sha 90e3f8bc5e19)
  - homepage: https://wezterm.org/ (fetched 2026-08-29T07:50:53.091758+00:00, sha e6beb9175edb)
  - site_page: https://wezterm.org/installation.html (fetched 2026-08-29T07:50:53.101314+00:00, sha 35d8cd4a22a8)
  - site_page: https://wezterm.org/features.html (fetched 2026-08-29T07:50:53.107436+00:00, sha df803b9bfcc0)
  - site_page: https://wezterm.org/install/windows.html (fetched 2026-08-29T07:50:53.109169+00:00, sha 82442f7b77cd)
  - site_page: https://wezterm.org/install/macos.html (fetched 2026-08-29T07:50:53.110960+00:00, sha b775c9aa0b10)
  - site_page: https://wezterm.org/install/linux.html (fetched 2026-08-29T07:50:53.112684+00:00, sha 6256152667e0)
  - site_page: https://wezterm.org/install/freebsd.html (fetched 2026-08-29T07:50:53.114596+00:00, sha 994593549739)
  - site_page: https://wezterm.org/install/netbsd.html (fetched 2026-08-29T07:50:53.116276+00:00, sha a27aeca2c847)
  - site_page: https://wezterm.org/changelog.html (fetched 2026-08-29T07:50:53.103366+00:00, sha 273d49e18838)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.