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Alacritty vs Rio

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Alacritty

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.

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Rio

Rio is GPU-accelerated terminal emulator written in Rust with WebGPU rendering and native platform integration.. It is available under a free model. This tool falls under the terminals category.

TerminalsFreeOpen Source

Quick Facts

Alacritty

Year Launched2017
Pricing ModelFree
Open SourceYes
CategoryTerminals
Platforms

Rio

Year Launched2023
Pricing ModelFree
Open SourceYes
CategoryTerminals
PlatformsmacOS, Windows, Linux

Pricing

Alacritty

Free

Rio

Free

Free: Free/one-time

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