what is the best linux terminal? I have been using alacritty for years and have been doing well. But I don’t think kitty and st. I was wondering if any new projects have come out in recent years.
People keep recommending terminal emulators, but I think they’re missing your point.
I’m not aware of anyone making new terminals these days. In my opinion DIGITAL is still king. They are getting a bit hard to come by. VT220 used to be the gold standard, but a VT420 or VT520 is still worth it if you can find one.
Looks like there are a few VT420s on eBay going for up to $200. Prices aren’t what they used to be.
They specifically mentioned alacritty which is a terminal emulator
Yes, and now they’re looking for a real terminal
Ah yes you can tell by the post title:
best linux terminal emulator
The one with your distro shipped with
Surprised nobody mentioned Yakuake. Just discovered it’s just for kde. Been using it for years. It hides at the top of my screen and slides down when the cursor hits the top. Full desktop when not used and can access it no matter which app I’m using.
I use whatever with zsh and oh my zsh
I usually just get by with Alacritty and Zellij, pairs pretty well together.
I don’t know if it’s the best, but kitty + zsh has been my daily driver for many years.
Wezterm is my primary. Love the built-in domain/sshmux features, especially for work. The LUA config rocks, sky is the limit. Highly portable when using something like Chezmoi or YADM.
That said, it’s not always the most performant, especially with certain TUIs. I’ve been running my NVim workspace in Kitty lately just to avoid the minor UI lag (primarily with lazygit). Not a fan of Kitty (or its dev) otherwise, but it serves its purpose.
If Wezterm ever gets optimized, it’ll be the GOAT for me.
Ghostty also sounds like it’s got potential, but haven’t gotten my invite yet. ¯_(ツ)_/¯
I use the one that comes with my DE, but if I am using a WM I use kitty
I’m somewhere between Kitty and Ptyxis.
Terminator for me. It has tiles and tabs and does everything I need.
Foot with tmux is my goto.
Definitely a favourite. Both. No necessarily at the same time 🙂
Konsole is awesome and has great integration with Plasma ofc. I’m surprised to see it barely mentioned.
Xterm for me. I’m not aware brand new terminals but here’s a link to start with.
ghostty looks promising, but it’s in “closed beta” for now. When it’s released, it will be public and open source. :)
