# Ghostty Fast Native Terminal Emulator with GPU Acceleration

> Ghostty is a fast, feature-rich, cross-platform terminal emulator that uses platform-native UI and GPU acceleration. Created by Mitchell Hashimoto, it provides a native experience on macOS and Linux while supporting modern terminal protocols including Kitty graphics and synchronized rendering.

- Skill: `agentskillexchange/ghostty-fast-native-terminal-emulator-with-gpu-acceleration` (Agent Skill)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add agentskillexchange/ghostty-fast-native-terminal-emulator-with-gpu-acceleration`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/agentskillexchange/ghostty-fast-native-terminal-emulator-with-gpu-acceleration/raw
- Safety review: pending (external: skill-scanner PASS, skillspector PASS)
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: Coding & Dev Tools
- Author: agentskillexchange (https://skillmd.com/u/agentskillexchange)
- Updated: 2026-09-08
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/agentskillexchange/ghostty-fast-native-terminal-emulator-with-gpu-acceleration

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# Ghostty Fast Native Terminal Emulator with GPU Acceleration

Ghostty is a fast, feature-rich, cross-platform terminal emulator that uses platform-native UI and GPU acceleration. Created by Mitchell Hashimoto, it provides a native experience on macOS and Linux while supporting modern terminal protocols including Kitty graphics and synchronized rendering.

## Installation

Basic usage or getting-started notes:
- example or the [examples directory](https://github.com/ghostty-org/ghostty/tree/main/example)
- can run every mainstream terminal program without issue. For legacy sequences,
- well-known "fast" terminals. For example, Ghostty and Alacritty are usually within

- Source: https://github.com/ghostty-org/ghostty
- Extracted from upstream docs: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ghostty-org/ghostty/HEAD/README.md

## Source

- [Agent Skill Exchange](https://agentskillexchange.com/skills/ghostty-fast-native-terminal-emulator-gpu-acceleration/)