# Ghostty

> MIT GPU-accelerated native terminal emulator

**Category:** Rust  
**Pricing:** open-source  
**URL:** https://ghostty.org  
**GitHub:** https://github.com/ghostty-org/ghostty  
**Added:** 2026-09-14

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## The Hook

Ghostty is a GPU-native terminal when you want platform UI (Swift/GTK) and a fast emulator, not another multiplexer config.

## What's Good

MIT. ghostty-org/ghostty. Zig core, GPU-accelerated, native macOS and Linux apps. Docs at ghostty.org; source github.com/ghostty-org/ghostty. Fast, standards-friendly emulator you actually window-manage.

## The Catch

Vs Zellij (Rust *workspace/layouts/plugins*) and Helix (modal *editor*): Ghostty is the *emulator*, not a muxer and not an editor. You still pick tmux/Zellij or Helix inside it. Official app is macOS + Linux; Windows GUI is not shipped.

## Verdict

MIT GPU terminal. Free forever; the window is Ghostty, the layouts are still Zellij.