Alacritty vs mintty

Alacritty is an open-source, GPU-accelerated terminal emulator focused on simplicity and performance. It uses OpenGL for rendering, making it one of the fastest terminal emulators available. Alacritty is configured through a YAML file and intentionally omits features like tabs and splits, relying on terminal multiplexers like tmux for those capabilities.

mintty is default terminal emulator for Cygwin, MSYS2, and Git for Windows with xterm-compatible emulation. It provides comprehensive features for terminals workflows. The tool is actively maintained with regular updates and strong community/vendor support.