Mitchell HashimotoDec 3
Ghostty is now a non-profit project, fiscally sponsored by Hack Club. https://mitchellh.com/writing/ghostty-non-profit I view terminals as critical infrastructure that should be stewarded by a mission-driven, non-commercial entity that prioritizes public benefit over profit. Ghostty is now that.
Ghostty Is Now Non-Profit

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Show threadnieuemmaDec 5

@mitchellh Not trying to be mean or offensive, asking a genuine question: What is the point of all the different terminal emulators available?

Gnome Console has always worked well for me, as has Kitty, Ptyxis, Konsole, XTerm, and more. They all do the same thing basically, but there are so so many of them.

Show threadMitchell Hashimoto
@nieuemma No offense taken, its a reasonable and common question. This may help: https://ghostty.org/docs/about
1.3.0 - Release Notes

Release notes for Ghostty 1.3.0, released on March 9, 2026.

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Show threadMitchell HashimotoDec 5
@nieuemma And this isn't meant to be a ghostty pitch, just to highlight the tradeoffs we take. Other terminals just make other tradeoffs. And the `libghostty` part is more rare/unique.