What is Alacritty?
It is the fastest terminal emulator in existence. Using the GPU for rendering enables optimizations that simply aren't possible without it. It currently supports macOS, Linux, BSD, and Windows.
Alacritty is a tool in the Terminal Emulators category of a tech stack.
Alacritty is an open source tool with 45.6K GitHub stars and 2.7K GitHub forks. Here’s a link to Alacritty's open source repository on GitHub
Who uses Alacritty?
Developers
20 developers on StackShare have stated that they use Alacritty.
Pros of Alacritty
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Alacritty's Features
- Vi Mode
- Motion
- Selection
- Opening URLs
Alacritty Alternatives & Comparisons
What are some alternatives to Alacritty?
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