Why hackers moved from Alacritty to Ghostty
1 hacker described this switch in public comments. Their words, with links to the originals.
What hackers said about the move
“i switched from alacritty -> ghostty, and occasionally use zed.”dfee, 2025-12-01original comment ↗
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Alacritty vs Ghostty
| Alacritty | Ghostty | |
|---|---|---|
| Hackers who recommend | 0 | 7 |
| Hackers who criticize | 1 | 1 |
| Moved away from it | 1 | 1 |
| Moved to it | 0 | 7 |
Counts are distinct hackers in the sampled comments, not market share.
Criticism of Alacritty
“As sort of byproduct also replaced Alacritty + Zellij”throwaway888abc, 2026-06-05original comment ↗
Praise for Ghostty
“I haven't had a single bug or crash so far.”ritzaco, 2026-10-28original comment ↗
“I switched from iTerm 2 and while Ghostty is a lot faster and lighter”toxik, 2026-10-28original comment ↗
“I now use ghostty it’s faster definitely.”merb, 2026-10-27original comment ↗
“I prefer ghostty to iTerm2 now.”_joel, 2026-03-12original comment ↗
“It had nicer fonts by default, better tab switching that was consistent with the keyboard shortcut to switch to any tab on Mac”archiepeach, 2026-02-02original comment ↗
Other moves from Alacritty
Other moves to Ghostty
- iTerm2 → Ghostty (4)
- Cursor → Ghostty (1)
- iTerm → Ghostty (1)