Ghostty

Health v2 · maintenance only

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62332 stars · 3660 forks observed · 2026-10-18

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-09-21, confidence 0.97

Ghostty is a fast, feature‑rich terminal emulator built with Zig that uses platform‑native UI and GPU acceleration. It also provides libghostty, a zero‑dependency library for embedding terminal functionality in other applications.

Use cases

• run a high‑performance terminal on Windows, macOS, or Linux
• embed a terminal component into a custom GUI application
• replace an existing terminal emulator with a faster, GPU‑accelerated alternative
• develop cross‑platform terminal‑based tools with native look and feel
• create a minimal terminal emulator using the libghostty library

When to choose

• You need a terminal emulator that leverages GPU for smooth rendering.
• You want a native UI experience on multiple desktop platforms.
• You plan to embed terminal capabilities into your own software.
• You prefer a zero‑dependency library written in Zig or C.

When to avoid

• You require extensive plugin ecosystems found in other terminals.
• You need a terminal emulator with built‑in scripting languages or extensive extensions.
• Your environment is limited to platforms not supported (e.g., mobile or embedded).

Facets

application · maturity stable

cli gui developer-tools windows cross-platform zig gpu-acceleration native-ui embeddable-library libghostty terminal-emulator linux macos desktop

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