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Otty vs Ghostty

Side-by-side comparison for macOS

Otty

7.0
Developer Tools

Terminal emulator built for code agents

Ghostty

8.0
Developer Tools

Terminal emulator that uses platform-native UI and GPU acceleration

Metric Otty Ghostty
Category Developer Tools Developer Tools
AI Score 7.0 8.0
30-day Installs 428 32.3K
90-day Installs 1.1K 100.3K
365-day Installs 1.1K 368.6K
Version 1.4.1 1.3.1
Auto-updates No Yes
Deprecated No No
GitHub Stars 2 46.0K
GitHub Forks - 1.9K
Open Issues - 186
License MIT MIT
Language Zig
Last GitHub Commit 2mo ago 5mo ago
First Seen Jul 8, 2026 Dec 26, 2024

Reviews

Otty

Otty is a terminal emulator designed for developers, offering a native and visually appealing interface. It supports the Terminal Resume Protocol, allowing users to resume sessions easily. This app is ideal for developers looking for a modern terminal experience.

Otty provides a terminal emulator optimized for developers, featuring a native design and session resuming capabilities.

Pros

  • + Terminal emulator for developers
  • + Beautiful native interface
  • + Session resuming feature

Cons

  • - Limited community adoption
  • - No auto-update feature

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