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Description

Ghostty is a high-speed, feature-laden terminal emulator compatible with multiple platforms, utilizing native user interfaces and GPU acceleration to provide an unparalleled combination of speed and functionality. This terminal emulator adheres to full standards compliance by incorporating ECMA-48 and xterm conventions, ensuring it works seamlessly with existing shells and software. Its innovative multi-renderer design employs OpenGL, complete with ligature support, enabling it to maintain smooth rendering at up to 60 frames per second even during heavy usage, while a dedicated I/O thread minimizes jitter. Ghostty also supports advanced windowing features like multiple windows, tab management, and split views, all while integrating with native platform experiences through SwiftUI and GTK4. At its core, it is built on a shared library written in Zig, referred to as "libghostty," which can be embedded using a C API. Users are given the opportunity for basic customization options, including fonts, backgrounds, and color schemes, alongside an opt-in set of features tailored for interactive command-line tools, making its performance rival that of the top terminal emulators on the market today. Furthermore, Ghostty's design philosophy emphasizes user-friendliness, ensuring that both novice and experienced users can easily navigate its capabilities.

Description

MacTerm serves as a robust alternative to the macOS Terminal, featuring support for 24-bit color, standard graphics protocols, as well as iTerm2 image sequences and color schemes. It stands out among terminal emulators globally by enabling terminal-based applications to utilize up to 8 bits per RGB component, resulting in a total of 24 bits and thus offering a wide array of colors for visual display. The terminal excels in accurately preserving incoming text, ensuring that any copied content, whether sent to the Clipboard, saved to a file, printed, or dragged and dropped, maintains all special characters. Users benefit from a floating command line window that allows for the input of any character type, enhancing flexibility. In the 4.1.0 version, there were restrictions on the Unicode characters that the terminal could display, but these limitations are set to be lifted in the upcoming 5.0 release. Additionally, MacTerm supports Unicode for various elements, including file names, preference collection names, and macros, ensuring compatibility and ease of use across different applications. This makes it not only a powerful tool for developers but also a versatile platform for everyday users seeking advanced terminal functionality.

API Access

Has API Yes 

API Access

Has API Yes 

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Integrations

OpenGL Yes 
Python No 
SwiftUI Yes 

Integrations

OpenGL No 
Python Yes 
SwiftUI No 

Pricing Details

Free
Free Trial No 
Free Version Yes 

Pricing Details

Free
Free Trial No 
Free Version Yes 

Deployment

Web-Based No 
On-Premises No 
iPhone App No 
iPad App No 
Android App No 
Windows No 
Mac Yes 
Linux Yes 
Chromebook No 

Deployment

Web-Based No 
On-Premises No 
iPhone App No 
iPad App No 
Android App No 
Windows No 
Mac Yes 
Linux No 
Chromebook No 

Customer Support

Business Hours No 
Live Rep (24/7) No 
Online Support Yes 

Customer Support

Business Hours No 
Live Rep (24/7) No 
Online Support Yes 

Types of Training

Training Docs Yes 
Webinars No 
Live Training (Online) No 
In Person No 

Types of Training

Training Docs Yes 
Webinars No 
Live Training (Online) No 
In Person No 

Vendor Details

Company Name

Ghostty

Country

United States

Website

ghostty.org

Vendor Details

Company Name

MacTerm

Website

www.macterm.net

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