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Alacritty

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What it is

Alacritty is a free, cross-platform terminal emulator built around OpenGL acceleration and extensive configuration. It is intended for people who spend a lot of time working in a terminal and runs on Linux, macOS, Windows, and BSD. Vi mode provides keyboard navigation through the viewport and scrollback, text selection, and copying; users can also search scrollback in either direction. Configurable regex hints can recognize visible text or hyperlinks and pass them to an external application or trigger a built-in action. A single instance can open multiple terminal windows, including through a command. Rather than recreating other applications’ functions, Alacritty can integrate with them, and URL-opening applications can be configured. Settings go in a TOML file that the program does not create automatically. The project describes Alacritty as beta, with missing features and bugs still to address. It has no tabs, split panes, or graphical configuration editor. It requires OpenGL ES 2.0; on Windows, ConPTY support is required on Windows 10 version 1809 or later.

For and against

For

  • Free software for Linux, macOS, Windows, and BSD.
  • GPU acceleration and scripting API.
  • Vi mode supports scrollback navigation and text selection.
  • Regex hints can pass text or links to applications.

Against

  • The project describes it as beta.
  • No tabs, split panes, or graphical configuration editor.
  • TOML configuration file is not created automatically.
  • Windows requires ConPTY support on Windows 10 version 1809 or higher.

The verdict

Alacritty offers a free, configurable terminal with GPU acceleration, vi-mode controls, search, and multiple windows. Its beta status and lack of tabs and split panes are important limitations to weigh.

Who it suits

Alacritty suits people who spend substantial time in a terminal and want configurable keyboard navigation and scrollback search. Users who need tabs, split panes, or a graphical configuration editor should note those features are not included.

Plans and prices

Alacritty

Free

Open-source terminal emulator · BSD, Linux, macOS, Windows

Read 4 Oct 2026 · github.com

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On the record

Clipboard control
Configuration controls OSC 52 clipboard access, which defaults to allowing copy but not paste.alacritty.org · read 4 Oct 2026
Configuration
Alacritty uses a TOML configuration file and does not create that file automatically.alacritty.org · read 4 Oct 2026
Feature limits
The project says Alacritty does not include tabs, splits, or a graphical configuration editor.github.com · read 4 Oct 2026
GPU acceleration
Yesalacritty.org · read 20 Sep 2026
Integrations
Alacritty integrates with other applications instead of reimplementing their functionality, and URL opening applications can be configured.alacritty.org · read 4 Oct 2026
Intended users
The project describes Alacritty as suited to people who spend a lot of time in a terminal.alacritty.org · read 4 Oct 2026
License
The project is released under the Apache License 2.0 and MIT licenses.github.com · read 4 Oct 2026
Multiple windows
Alacritty can run multiple terminal windows from one instance, including through the `alacritty msg create-window` command.github.com · read 4 Oct 2026
Platform requirements
The project lists OpenGL ES 2.0 as a requirement and requires ConPTY support on Windows 10 version 1809 or higher.github.com · read 4 Oct 2026
Purpose
Alacritty is a modern, cross-platform OpenGL terminal emulator designed for high performance and extensive configuration.alacritty.org · read 4 Oct 2026
Readiness
The project describes the software as beta, with some missing features and bugs still to be fixed.alacritty.org · read 4 Oct 2026
Scripting API
Yesalacritty.org · read 20 Sep 2026
Search
Users can search forward or backward through the scrollback buffer, including while in vi mode.github.com · read 4 Oct 2026
Split panes
Noalacritty.org · read 20 Sep 2026
Support
The project README points users to the `#alacritty` channel on Libera.Chat for questions or quick help.github.com · read 4 Oct 2026
Supported platforms
Linux,macOS,Windows,BSDalacritty.org · read 20 Sep 2026
Terminal hints
Configurable regex hints can detect visible text or hyperlinks and send them to an external application or trigger a built-in action.github.com · read 4 Oct 2026
Vi mode
Vi mode lets users navigate the viewport and scrollback, select text, and copy it using keyboard bindings.github.com · read 4 Oct 2026

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