Alacritty
A GPU-accelerated terminal emulator focused on speed and a minimal, configuration-driven feature set.
Overview
Alacritty is a terminal emulator that renders through the GPU and keeps its feature set deliberately small. It relies on a window manager or terminal multiplexer for tabs and splits, and is configured through a TOML file.
Where it fits
- Low-latency terminal work
- A minimal terminal inside a tiling window manager
- Consistent terminal behavior across platforms
Key capabilities
- GPU-accelerated rendering
- Vi-style selection and search
- Live configuration reload
- Cross-platform support
Repository metadata
- Stars (snapshot)
- 66,118
- Main language
- Rust
- License
- Apache-2.0
- Topics
- bsd, gpu, linux, macos, opengl, rust, terminal, terminal-emulators, vte, windows
- Category
- Desktop applications
- Last push
- 2026-11-02T05:42:37Z
Repository description from GitHub metadata: A cross-platform, OpenGL terminal emulator.
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- Official repository
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