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Indie alternatives to Alacritty

3 products made by independent developers and small teams that do what Alacritty does, 3 of them with a free plan. Free and open-source options come first.

At a glance

Product	Price	Open source	Self-host	Platforms
Ghostty	Free	Yes	–	Mac, Linux
kitty	Free	Yes	–	Mac, Linux
WezTerm	Free	Yes	–	Mac, Windows, Linux

The alternatives

1. Ghostty

Fast, native, feature-rich terminal emulator

Ghostty is an open-source terminal emulator that uses platform-native UI and GPU acceleration.

Free · Mac, Linux · Website ↗

2. kitty

Fast, feature-rich GPU terminal emulator

kitty is a GPU-based terminal with tabs, splits, graphics protocol and scriptable extensions called kittens.

Free · Mac, Linux · Website ↗

3. WezTerm

GPU-accelerated terminal and multiplexer

WezTerm is a cross-platform terminal emulator and multiplexer configured in Lua.

Free · Mac, Windows, Linux · Website ↗

Questions

Is there a free alternative to Alacritty?

Yes. 3 of the 3 indie alternatives listed here have a free plan or are free: Ghostty, kitty and WezTerm.

Is there an open-source alternative to Alacritty?

Ghostty, kitty and WezTerm are open source.

What makes these alternatives to Alacritty “indie”?

They are built by independent developers or small teams rather than large companies. Each one is listed because it does the same core job as Alacritty.

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