alacritty ☆
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Description:
GPU-accelerated terminal emulator
Type: Cask  |  Latest Version: 0.16.1@0  |  Tracked Since: Dec 17, 2025
Links: Homepage  |  formulae.brew.sh
Category: Developer tools
Tags: terminal emulator rust gpu cli
Install: brew install --cask alacritty
About:
Alacritty is a modern, cross-platform, GPU-accelerated terminal emulator. It focuses on performance and simplicity, utilizing the GPU to render text and visuals smoothly for a responsive user experience. While it offers powerful features, it maintains a configuration-driven approach without a built-in multiplexer.
Key Features:
  • GPU Acceleration for high performance rendering
  • Cross-platform support (Linux, macOS, Windows)
  • Vi mode for efficient keyboard-based navigation
  • Configuration via a single YAML file
  • Truecolor and Unicode support
Use Cases:
  • Daily driver terminal for software developers and system administrators
  • Power users needing fast, low-latency command line interaction
Alternatives:
  • iTerm2 – Feature-rich macOS native terminal with GUI config
  • Kitty – GPU-accelerated terminal with more built-in features
  • WezTerm – GPU-accelerated terminal written in Rust with tabs/panes
Version History
Detected Version Rev Change Commit
Aug 5, 2025 2:15pm 0.15.1 0 VERSION_BUMP 36b2d16d
Jan 9, 2024 9:45am 0.13.1 0 VERSION_BUMP 3e8ae14d
Jan 1, 2024 1:52pm 0.13.0 0 VERSION_BUMP 48e57e46
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