WezTerm is a GPU-accelerated, cross-platform terminal emulator and multiplexer built in Rust by Wez Furlong. Designed for speed and modern hardware, WezTerm offers smooth rendering and excellent performance on Windows, macOS, and Linux. It supports multiple tabs and panes, configurable keybindings, and integrates well with shell environments. WezTerm is highly customizable and focuses on providing a powerful, flexible terminal experience for developers and system administrators. It also supports serial terminal emulation, making it useful beyond just local shells. The project is open source and maintained actively, with a vibrant community available for support via GitHub Discussions and chat platforms. With over 21,000 stars on GitHub, WezTerm is recognized for its speed, robustness, and developer-friendly features.
Features
- Cross-platform support: Windows, macOS, Linux
- Multiplex terminal panes, tabs and windows on local and remote hosts, with native mouse and scrollback
- Documentation available
- Ligatures, Color Emoji and font fallback, with true color and dynamic color schemes
- Hyperlinks
- Examples included
- GPU-accelerated terminal rendering for smooth performance
- Written in Rust for safety and speed