libghostty
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The shared terminal library used as a building block for terminal applications.
Why it's here
Placed in Assess: 2 article(s) of evidence from 1 source(s), led by open-source activity, with 1 in the last 30 days. Confidence 32%.
Evidence (2)
- 6Hacker News·7/29/2026product_launchMitchell Hashimoto launches Superlogical
Mitchell Hashimoto announced a new company called Superlogical, which will start by building a terminal multiplexer. He said the work will build on libghostty and shared terminal components, while Ghostty itself remains a non-profit open source project. The broader vision has not been fully disclosed yet, and the company is hiring and recruiting beta users.
- 5Hacker News·7/12/2026open_sourceGhostel.el brings Ghostty's VT engine to Emacs
Ghostel.el is a terminal emulator for Emacs powered by libghostty-vt, the same VT engine used by Ghostty. It uses a native module for terminal state, rendering, and local PTY I/O, while Elisp handles keymaps, buffers, commands, and remote process integration. The project highlights support for modern terminal features such as Kitty graphics, OSC 8 links, and synchronized output.