Ghostty
Fast, feature-rich, native terminal from Mitchell Hashimoto.
What is Ghostty?
Ghostty is a GPU-accelerated terminal emulator written in Zig, using native UI on macOS and GTK on Linux. Built by HashiCorp co-founder Mitchell Hashimoto and released open source in late 2024, it aims to be fast and standards-compliant without sacrificing platform-native feel — zero config required.
Our review
4.5The rare terminal that is fast, native-feeling, and sensible by default — most users need no config file at all. Excellent font rendering and standards compliance. It is younger than iTerm2 or WezTerm, so some niche features are still arriving, and Windows support isn't here yet.
Pros
- + Excellent performance with native platform UI
- + Great defaults — works perfectly with zero config
- + Active development, fully open source
Cons
- − No Windows version yet
- − Fewer power-user features than older rivals (for now)
Reviewed by SeekDeploy Editorial · updated 2026-11-14. Reviews are independent — we don’t accept payment for coverage or ratings.
User reviews
User reviews are coming soon. We’re building a moderated review system so real-world experience — good and bad — can live alongside our editorial take. In the meantime, you can share feedback or flag corrections on GitHub.