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ZEsarUX vs Ghostty

Side-by-side comparison for macOS

ZEsarUX

7.0
Utilities

ZX machines emulator

Ghostty

8.0
Developer Tools

Terminal emulator that uses platform-native UI and GPU acceleration

Metric ZEsarUX Ghostty
Category Utilities Developer Tools
AI Score 7.0 8.0
30-day Installs 11 43.3K
90-day Installs 28 133.3K
365-day Installs 109 278.2K
Version 12.1 1.3.1
Auto-updates No Yes
Deprecated Yes No
GitHub Stars 380 46.0K
GitHub Forks 32 1.9K
Open Issues - 186
License MIT
Language C Zig
Last GitHub Commit 1mo ago 1mo ago
First Seen Aug 9, 2023 Dec 26, 2024

Reviews

ZEsarUX

ZEsarUX is a ZX Spectrum emulator that offers accurate emulation of classic ZX machines, appealing to retro gaming enthusiasts and developers. It supports various ZX models and provides tools for running and creating ZX Spectrum software.

Emulates ZX Spectrum and related machines to run old software and games.

Pros

  • + Accurate emulation for retro gaming
  • + Actively maintained with recent updates
  • + Supports multiple ZX models

Cons

  • - No auto-updates available
  • - Unknown license status

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