ghostty

  • GitHub

Star ghostty-org / ghostty 👻 Ghostty is a fast, feature-rich, and cross-platform terminal emulator that uses platform-native UI and GPU acceleration.

  • First seen: Apr 30, 2026

AI Summary

Star ghostty-org / ghostty 👻 Ghostty is a fast, feature-rich, and cross-platform terminal emulator that uses platform-native UI and GPU acceleration.

Best for

Teams evaluating AI product workflows / Builders comparing emerging tools / Operators tracking early category shifts

Why it matters

Primary discovery source is GitHub.

Key Features

  • Primary public product URL is https://github.com/ghostty-org/ghostty.
  • Description: Star ghostty-org / ghostty 👻 Ghostty is a fast, feature-rich, and cross-platform terminal emulator that uses platform-native UI and GPU acceleration..
  • GitHub repository is linked as ghostty-org/ghostty.
  • Listed on GitHub as "ghostty".
  • Source description: Star ghostty-org / ghostty 👻 Ghostty is a fast, feature-rich, and cross-platform terminal emulator that uses platform-native UI and GPU acceleration..

Use Cases

  • Primary discovery source is GitHub.
  • GitHub itself is already one of the observed discovery sources.
  • GitHub mention is recent (2026-04-30).
  • Primary public product URL is https://github.com/ghostty-org/ghostty.
  • Description: Star ghostty-org / ghostty 👻 Ghostty is a fast, feature-rich, and cross-platform terminal emulator that uses platform-native UI and GPU acceleration..

Why Now

ghostty is appearing on fresh discovery surfaces, so it is worth reviewing while momentum is still forming. Confidence is currently low (41/100), so treat this as an early signal rather than a settled trend.

Community Signals

Trend score

32

24h momentum

Rising

Facts / Signals / Inference / Unknowns

Facts

  • Listed on GitHub as "ghostty".
  • Source description: Star ghostty-org / ghostty 👻 Ghostty is a fast, feature-rich, and cross-platform terminal emulator that uses platform-native UI and GPU acceleration..
  • Description: Star ghostty-org / ghostty 👻 Ghostty is a fast, feature-rich, and cross-platform terminal emulator that uses platform-native UI and GPU acceleration..
  • GitHub repository is linked as ghostty-org/ghostty.
  • Primary public product URL is https://github.com/ghostty-org/ghostty.

Signals

  • GitHub mention is recent (2026-04-30).
  • GitHub itself is already one of the observed discovery sources.
  • Primary discovery source is GitHub.

Inference

  • Public code access can lower evaluation friction for developer audiences.

Unknowns

  • Documentation is not explicitly linked in the current allowed evidence set.
  • No tagline is stored on the current product record.
  • Pricing details are not explicitly linked in the current allowed evidence set.
  • Recent changelog or release history is not explicitly linked in the current allowed evidence set.
  • Release cadence cannot be confirmed unless a changelog or release link is explicitly provided.

Evidence Snapshots

ghostty

Listed on GitHub as "ghostty".

ghostty GitHub repository

GitHub repository is linked as ghostty-org/ghostty.

ghostty official profile

Primary public product URL is https://github.com/ghostty-org/ghostty.

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