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Rio
On the record
- Adaptive themes
- Rio can switch between light and dark themes based on system appearance on Web, macOS, Windows, and Linux.rioterm.com · read 4 Oct 2026
- Available systems
- Rio is available for Windows, Linux, FreeBSD, macOS, and WebAssembly.rioterm.com · read 4 Oct 2026
- Build status
- Rio offers stable builds and nightly builds, with nightly builds created daily.rioterm.com · read 4 Oct 2026
- Customization
- Rio allows users to configure settings in a TOML file, and changes to that file automatically trigger the terminal to render with the new configuration.rioterm.com · read 4 Oct 2026
- Desktop availability
- Rio is available for Windows, Linux distributions, FreeBSD, and macOS.rioterm.com · read 4 Oct 2026
- GPU acceleration
- Yesrioterm.com · read 20 Sep 2026
- GPU support
- Rio's Sugarloaf renderer has native Metal and Vulkan backends, while WebGPU requires building with the wgpu Cargo feature.rioterm.com · read 4 Oct 2026
- GPU terminal
- The project describes Rio as a hardware-accelerated GPU terminal emulator for desktops and browsers.github.com · read 4 Oct 2026
- Image support
- Rio supports the iTerm2 inline image protocol.rioterm.com · read 4 Oct 2026
- Linux packages
- Prebuilt Linux packages are available for distributions including Arch, Alpine, Nix, openSUSE, Flathub, and Void, with .deb and .rpm packages on GitHub releases.rioterm.com · read 4 Oct 2026
- Linux packaging
- The project lists packages for Arch, Alpine, Nix, openSUSE, Flathub, and Void, plus .deb and .rpm packages on GitHub releases.rioterm.com · read 4 Oct 2026
- Linux terminfo note
- Rio's .deb packages do not include terminfo; Ubuntu 22.04 and older Debian or Ubuntu systems require manual installation.rioterm.com · read 4 Oct 2026
- macOS support
- The macOS download is a universal binary for Apple Silicon and Intel machines.rioterm.com · read 4 Oct 2026
- Maintenance
- The homepage invites users to sponsor the project to help keep it going.rioterm.com · read 4 Oct 2026
- Product
- Rio describes itself as an open source terminal for the 21st century.rioterm.com · read 4 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- Rio is a hardware-accelerated GPU terminal emulator designed to run on desktops and in browsers.github.com · read 4 Oct 2026
- Release channels
- Rio offers stable builds, which are described as thoroughly tested, and nightly builds created daily.rioterm.com · read 4 Oct 2026
- Scripting API
- Yesrioterm.com · read 20 Sep 2026
