ghostty
by ghostty-org
Ghostty is a terminal emulator for macOS and Linux that uses native windows, tabs and splits, and draws text using the graphics card for speed. It also provides libghostty, a library that developers can use to build or embed terminals in their own software.
- Stars
- 63.2k
- Licence
- MIT
- Runs on
- Your computer
- Setup
- Easy
- Language
- Zig
- Age
- 1678 days
What you can do with it
- Run command-line work in a fast terminal with tabs, splits and multiple windows
- Customise the terminal's look and behaviour through its settings
- Embed terminal features in your own app using the libghostty library
Make money with it
A developer could use libghostty to build and sell a specialised terminal-based tool or app.
An idea, not financial advice. Check the licence before charging for anything built on it.
Ways a business could use it
- Give a development team a fast, consistent terminal for daily server and code work without paying for a licence
- Embed a terminal into an internal tool or product using libghostty instead of writing terminal emulation from scratch
Can you use it commercially?
Free to use, change and sell, including in paid products. Keep the copyright notice.
Not legal advice. Read the project's licence file before building a product on it.
Getting it running
Download the app from the Ghostty website; Linux users may need to build it from source with GTK.
Follow the official instructions in the project README.
Things to check
- The README makes no mention of Windows support for the app, only the library
- Linux users may need to build from source
Who's talking about it
- wang-jie-2020 (github-trend): Weekly GitHub Trending - 2026-W45 Featured in a roundup
Checked 02 Nov 2026. Summary drafted by AI from the project's README.
