Terminal Emulator
Comparison
Tracking things I care about in a some terminal emulators I use.
| iTerm2 | kitty | alacritty | cool-retro-term | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Select a rectangle | cmd-opt | N | ctrl-opt | N |
| Tabs | cmd-t | N | N | N |
| Panes | cmd-d / cmd-shift-d | N | N | N |
| Broadcast input | opt-cmd-i | N | N | N |
| Speed | medium | fast | fast | slow |
| Easily export prefs | Decent | Y | Y | N |
Links
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_terminal_emulators
- https://sw.kovidgoyal.net/kitty/performance: Performance comparison of several popular terminal emulators comopared to kitty
- https://jvns.ca/blog/2024/10/01/terminal-colours: "Terminal colours are tricky"