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A fast, feature-rich, cross-platform terminal emulator using platform-native UI and GPU acceleration, with multi-window, tabbing, pane support, and the `libghostty` embeddable library.

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Project Overview

Ghostty is a fast, feature-rich, cross-platform terminal emulator that uses platform-native UI and GPU acceleration. It offers libghostty for embedding terminal functionality into other applications.

Key Features

  • GPU-accelerated rendering for excellent performance
  • Rich windowing features: multi-window, tabbing, panes
  • Native platform experiences
  • libghostty embeddable terminal library
  • Standards-compliant terminal emulation
  • Modern features including Kitty graphics, image protocol, clipboard sequences, synchronized rendering, and more

Target Audience

  • Developers who need high-performance terminal emulators
  • Developers who want to embed terminals into their own applications
  • Cross-platform terminal users

Quick Start

  1. Download from ghostty.org/download
  2. Install and launch Ghostty
  3. Configure via the official documentation

Core Advantages

  • Combines speed, features, and native experience
  • Standards-compliant terminal emulation
  • Embeddable library for easy integration
  • Open-source, community-driven, stable and used by millions

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