Termy is a minimal terminal emulator written in Rust. The project uses GPUI, a GPU-accelerated user interface framework developed for the Zed editor, to render its graphical interface.
The software focuses on providing a simple terminal implementation built with modern Rust technologies. Rather than attempting to include a large number of features, Termy concentrates on a clean design and a lightweight architecture.
This is free and open source software.
Key Features
- GPU-accelerated rendering – uses Zed’s GPUI framework to render the interface.
- Minimal design – focuses on essential terminal functionality.
- Lightweight architecture – designed to remain simple and efficient.
- Modern terminal technology – incorporates ideas from the Alacritty terminal emulator.
- Cross-platform support – runs under Linux, macOS, and Windows.
Website: github.com/lassejlv/termy
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Developer: Lasse
License: MIT License
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