# Ghostty

A fast, native terminal emulator built by Mitchell Hashimoto (HashiCorp co-founder) as a personal project — GPU-accelerated, with a shared Zig core so the macOS GUI is written in Swift, not a cross-platform wrapper.

- **Category:** [Utilities](https://notchlist.vercel.app/category/utilities/)
- **Price:** Free
- **Open source:** yes
- **Official site:** https://ghostty.org/
- **Available via:** Homebrew, Direct
- **Requirements:** macOS 13 or newer (Homebrew cask requirement)
- **Maker:** Mitchell Hashimoto

## Kitsmith's take

Genuinely fast and native rather than another text-UI or Electron-wrapped terminal, and free with no paid tier. The honest caveat, straight from its own About page: it’s a passion project its creator works on in his free time, not a funded company, so support runs on GitHub and community contributors rather than a helpdesk.

## Features

- **GPU-accelerated rendering:** Built to be competitive with the fastest terminal emulators available, per its own benchmarks discussion.
- **Native UI:** The macOS app is written in Swift with AppKit/SwiftUI rather than a cross-platform toolkit, for native tabs, splits, and window behavior.
- **Kitty graphics protocol:** Supports inline images, light/dark mode notifications, and other advanced terminal features.

## FAQ

**Is Ghostty free?**

Yes, free and open source (MIT license), with no paid tier.

**Who makes Ghostty?**

Mitchell Hashimoto (a HashiCorp co-founder), who started it as a personal project now built with community contributors.

**Is Ghostty a native Mac app?**

Yes — its macOS GUI is written in Swift with AppKit/SwiftUI, not a cross-platform wrapper.


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Hand-verified listing on Kitsmith: https://notchlist.vercel.app/apps/ghostty/