WezTerm

WezTerm is a GPU-accelerated cross-platform terminal emulator written in Rust, created and maintained by Wez Furlong. The terminal uses the WebGPU rendering pipeline for high-performance text rendering, supporting ligatures, emoji, and complex Unicode scripts with sub-millisecond frame times. Configuration is done entirely through Lua scripts, giving users a Turing-complete configuration language that supports dynamic key bindings, conditional formatting, per-host overrides, and runtime evaluation of arbitrary logic to generate window titles, tab bars, and status indicators. WezTerm includes a built-in SSH and SFTP client with support for public key authentication, agent forwarding, port forwarding, and multiplexed connections, eliminating the need for a separate terminal multiplexer when working with remote hosts. The multiplexing system allows splitting panes vertically and horizontally within a single window, creating tab groups, and attaching multiple clients to the same remote session. Serial port connectivity enables direct communication with Arduino and other embedded devices for hardware development workflows. The scrollback buffer is configurable up to millions of lines with full-text search, and the built-in copy mode provides vim-like navigation through terminal output. Quick Select mode parses the screen for URLs, file paths, hash values, and other patterns, enabling instant selection and copying of matched text. The terminal supports the iTerm2 image protocol for displaying inline images, the Kitty graphics protocol for high-resolution remote image rendering, and sixel graphics for legacy compatibility. Additional features include ligature support, custom color schemes, font fallback chains, and remote configuration via HTTPS. The project has over 18,000 GitHub stars and is released under the MIT license with nightly builds for Windows, macOS, and Linux.