Best Terminal emulators (2026)

A ranked shortlist of Terminal emulators — alacritty, wezterm, kitty, ghostty — each scored by RepoPilot's maintenance and security verdict, so it tracks real repo health rather than star counts.

1. 1
   alacritty/alacritty

   not yet analysed — analyse now
2. 2
   wezterm/wezterm

   Mixed signals · 27,422★ · scorecard 2.5
3. 3
   kovidgoyal/kitty

   not yet analysed — analyse now
4. 4
   ghostty-org/ghostty

   not yet analysed — analyse now

Drawn from RepoPilot's analyzed corpus and ranked by popularity and health signals, refreshed from each repo's most-recent analysis. Informational only — not professional, security, or legal advice.