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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)
Smart selection Yes (docs) No Limited No No