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Alacritty vs Wave Terminal

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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.

TerminalsFreeOpen Source
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Wave Terminal

Wave Terminal Terminal with inline rendering of files, markdown, plots, and web content alongside traditional command output.

TerminalsFreeOpen Source

Quick Facts

Alacritty

Company
Year Launched2017
Pricing ModelFree
Open SourceYes
CategoryTerminals
Platforms

Wave Terminal

CompanyCommand Line Inc
Year Launched2024
Pricing ModelFree
Open SourceYes
CategoryTerminals
PlatformsmacOS, Windows, Web

Pricing

Alacritty

Free

Wave Terminal

Free

Free: $0/one-time

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