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Wave Terminal vs Ghostty

Side-by-side comparison for macOS

Wave Terminal

8.0
Developer Tools

Terminal emulator

Ghostty

8.0
Developer Tools

Terminal emulator that uses platform-native UI and GPU acceleration

Metric Wave Terminal Ghostty
Category Developer Tools Developer Tools
AI Score 8.0 8.0
30-day Installs 1.2K 43.5K
90-day Installs 3.7K 133.0K
365-day Installs 10.7K 277.1K
Version 0.14.5 1.3.1
Auto-updates Yes Yes
Deprecated No No
GitHub Stars 9 46.0K
GitHub Forks 1 1.9K
Open Issues - 186
License MIT
Language C Zig
Last GitHub Commit 2y ago 1mo ago
First Seen Dec 6, 2023 Dec 26, 2024

Reviews

Wave Terminal

Wave Terminal is a modern terminal emulator that offers unique features such as file previews, AI integration, and web access, making it ideal for developers and power users seeking a more interactive command-line experience.

Wave Terminal provides a modern, feature-rich terminal emulator with advanced tools for file management, AI, and web access.

Pros

  • + Modern and feature-rich interface
  • + Integrated AI and web tools
  • + Cross-platform support
  • + Active development and updates

Cons

  • - Learning curve due to advanced features
  • - Potential resource usage

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