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Hyper vs Ghostty

Side-by-side comparison for macOS

Hyper

7.5
Developer Tools

Terminal built on web technologies

Ghostty

8.0
Developer Tools

Terminal emulator that uses platform-native UI and GPU acceleration

Metric Hyper Ghostty
Category Developer Tools Developer Tools
AI Score 7.5 8.0
30-day Installs 259 43.5K
90-day Installs 851 133.0K
365-day Installs 4.2K 277.1K
Version 3.4.1 1.3.1
Auto-updates Yes Yes
Deprecated No No
GitHub Stars 44.7K 46.0K
GitHub Forks 3.5K 1.9K
Open Issues 1.0K 186
License MIT MIT
Language TypeScript Zig
Last GitHub Commit 1y ago 1mo ago
First Seen Aug 9, 2023 Dec 26, 2024

Reviews

Hyper

Hyper is a modern terminal emulator built using web technologies, offering a highly customizable experience with integration capabilities for web-based tools. It appeals to developers and power users seeking a flexible and feature-rich terminal solution.

Hyper provides a terminal emulator experience utilizing web technologies, allowing for extensive customization and integration with web-based tools.

Pros

  • + Modern tech stack using web technologies
  • + Highly customizable interface and functionality
  • + Integration capabilities with web-based tools

Cons

  • - Limited community discussion and support
  • - Past issues with plugin updates (resolved)

Ghostty

Ghostty is a high-performance terminal emulator leveraging native UI and GPU acceleration, making it ideal for developers and power users seeking a fast and feature-rich experience.

Provides a terminal emulator with native UI and GPU acceleration for enhanced performance.

Pros

  • + Exceptional performance with GPU acceleration
  • + Rich feature set including native UI
  • + Active development and strong community support

Cons

  • - Relies on Zig language, potentially limiting plugin ecosystem
  • - Moderate number of open issues