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Dev tools · December 27, 2024

Ghostty

A fast, feature-rich, and platform-native terminal emulator

Ghostty launched on December 27, 2024 with 161 votes, #263 of 5,365 launches that month and more than 90% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 1 year on.

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What it does

Ghostty is a terminal emulator that differentiates itself by being fast, feature-rich, and native. While there are many excellent terminal emulators available, they all force you to choose between speed, features, or native UIs. Made by Mitchell Hashimoto.

Ghostty is a fast, feature-rich, and cross-platform terminal emulator that uses platform-native UI and GPU acceleration.

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