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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

API Access

Has API

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Integrations

OpenGL
Python
SwiftUI

Integrations

OpenGL
Python
SwiftUI

Pricing Details

Free
Free Trial
Free Version

Pricing Details

Free
Free Trial
Free Version

Deployment

Web-Based
On-Premises
iPhone App
iPad App
Android App
Windows
Mac
Linux
Chromebook

Deployment

Web-Based
On-Premises
iPhone App
iPad App
Android App
Windows
Mac
Linux
Chromebook

Customer Support

Business Hours
Live Rep (24/7)
Online Support

Customer Support

Business Hours
Live Rep (24/7)
Online Support

Types of Training

Training Docs
Webinars
Live Training (Online)
In Person

Types of Training

Training Docs
Webinars
Live Training (Online)
In Person

Vendor Details

Company Name

Ghostty

Country

United States

Website

ghostty.org

Vendor Details

Company Name

MacTerm

Website

www.macterm.net

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