# Ghostty

> A fast terminal emulator with GPU acceleration and native UI

- Canonical URL: https://www.fosshunter.com/tools/ghostty
- JSON export: https://www.fosshunter.com/tools/ghostty.json
- Website: https://github.com/ghostty-org/ghostty
- Category: Developer Tools
- Open source: yes
- Self-hostable: yes
- Verified listing: no
- Featured: no
- Published at: 2026-05-20T16:45:51+00:00
- Catalog revision: `1865733083`

## Repository metrics (point-in-time)

- Repository: https://github.com/ghostty-org/ghostty
- Stars: 63494
- Forks: 3816
- Open issues: 258
- License: MIT
- Last push: 2026-11-04T04:40:14+00:00
- Metrics observed at (synced_at): 2026-11-04T11:16:17+00:00
- Archived: no

Tags: Terminal, CLI Tool, Developer Tools, Command Line
Tech stacks: GTK, Metal, swift, Zig

## Features
- Leverages GPU acceleration for high performance and low latency. *(highlighted)*
- Uses native UI components to integrate with the desktop environment. *(highlighted)*
- Offers libghostty as a library for embedding terminals into apps. *(highlighted)*

## Description

Ghostty is a fast and feature-rich terminal emulator that uses platform-native UI and GPU acceleration. It provides a highly performant experience while integrating deeply with native system features on macOS and Linux.

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