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Terminal Emulator

Comparison

Tracking things I care about in a some terminal emulators I use.

iTerm2 kitty alacritty cool-retro-term Ghostty
Multiple Windows Yes Yes Yes No Yes
Select a rectangle cmd-opt No ctrl-opt No opt
Tabs cmd-t No Yes No cmd-t
Panes cmd-d / cmd-shift-d No No No cmd-d / cmd-shfit-d
Broadcast input opt-cmd-i No No No No (discussion)
Speed medium fast fast slow fast
Easily export prefs Decent Yes Yes No Yes
Cross-platform No Yes Yes Yes Yes
Fancy graphics effects No No No Yes Yes
Search scrollback Yes Yes (docs) Yes No No (issue)