Ghostty
To build a fast, feature-rich, and cross-platform terminal emulator that pushes the boundaries of CLI tools while remaining standards-compliant.
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- Developers
- Power Users
- IT Professionals
- CLI Tool Developers
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Ghostty
GPU Terminal Emulator
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A fast, feature-rich, and cross-platform terminal emulator with platform-native UI and GPU acceleration (Metal on macOS, OpenGL on Linux).
A C-compatible library for embedding terminals into other applications (already used in the Android lib-vt component).
Market Position
Positioned as a performance-competitive alternative to Alacritty, Kitty, and WezTerm, while prioritizing native UI features and modern CLI integration unlike Electron-based or minimal terminals.
Leadership
Founders
Mitchell Hashimoto
Co-founder of HashiCorp (creators of Terraform, Vagrant, Vault, Nomad). Former CTO and CEO of HashiCorp. Creator of Vagrant, Packer, and other major open-source tools. Studied Computer Science at the University of Washington.
Executive Team
Mitchell Hashimoto
Project Lead & Creator
Seasoned open-source developer and former founder of HashiCorp. Leading the technical and community direction of Ghostty.
Board of Directors
Founding Story
Mitchell Hashimoto started Ghostty after leaving HashiCorp, seeking a terminal that avoided the trade-off between performance and native features. He chose a non-profit path to avoid VC pressures and ensure long-term sustainability as open-source infrastructure.
Business Model
Revenue Model
Non-profit, donation-based model. Fiscally sponsored by Hack Club, which retains 7% of donations for administrative overhead. Free for all users under the MIT license.
Pricing Tiers
The core terminal emulator and all its features are free and open source.
Donations are tax-deductible via Hack Club. 100% of funds (minus 7% Hack Club fee) go to project costs like infrastructure and potential contributor compensation.
Target Markets
- Developers
- Power Users
- IT Professionals
- CLI Tool Developers
- High-performance terminal usage for developers
- Embedding terminal components in IDEs or apps
- Customizing CLI tools with modern terminal features
- Open Source Community