macOS
Homebrew Caskverified · 100%
brew install --cask ghosttylocal Homebrew cask metadata
cask
Install ghostty with Homebrew Cask
Terminal emulator that uses platform-native UI and GPU acceleration. Version 1.4.0 via Homebrew Cask; verified from local package data.
install
Additional install commands
overview
Package summary
Terminal emulator that uses platform-native UI and GPU acceleration
Project links
Commands and aliases
No executable aliases were found in the local package database.
history
Project history and usage
Ghostty is an open-source, GPU-accelerated terminal emulator for macOS and Linux. It combines a shared high-performance terminal core with platform-native user interfaces and is also developing that core as the embeddable libghostty library.
Project history
Ghostty began as Mitchell Hashimoto's passion project to build a terminal emulator that combined competitive performance, a rich feature set, and platform-native interfaces. It uses native Swift/AppKit integration on macOS and GTK on Linux, backed by a shared terminal core.
The project made its initial public release in late 2024 and quickly entered a regular release cadence. During the Ghostty 1.3 development cycle in 2026, it became a nonprofit project intended to provide mission-driven long-term stewardship.
Adoption history
Ghostty's initial public release brought the project to a broad audience after a period of private development. The official repository now characterizes it as stable and in daily use by millions of people and machines, while release notes show substantial community participation soon after 1.0.
How it is used
Users run shells and terminal applications in native windows with tabs, splits, themes, shell integration, custom key bindings, and extensive terminal-protocol support. Ghostty follows a zero-configuration philosophy but exposes hundreds of text-file options for users who want to tune its behavior.
On macOS it provides an AppKit-based experience; on Linux it uses GTK and integrates with contemporary Wayland and X11 desktops. Developers can also build from source or experiment with libghostty as an embeddable terminal component.
Why package nerds care
Ghostty is notable to package enthusiasts as a modern terminal written primarily in Zig, with distinct native front ends for macOS and Linux rather than a shared web-based shell. Its maintainers publish package-specific build guidance and signed source archives, reflecting unusually deliberate support for downstream packaging.
Its reusable libghostty work also makes the project relevant beyond the application itself: the terminal parser and related components are being developed for embedding in other programs.
Timeline
- 2024: Ghostty made its initial public 1.0 release
- 2025: Early post-1.0 releases expanded stability and Linux desktop integration
- 2026: Ghostty 1.3 arrived after a six-month development cycle involving 180 contributors
- 2026: The project announced that it had become a nonprofit
Related projects
- libghostty, Ghostty's embeddable terminal library
- GTK and libadwaita, used by the Linux interface
- Zig, Ghostty's principal implementation language
Sources
security posture
No protected-tool coverage found yet
No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for ghostty. Package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL.
Install behavior
- No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
- No Homebrew bottle metadata was recorded.
Recommended review
Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.
local files
Configuration and credential file locations
These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval.
Configuration files
Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.
- Linux
$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/ghostty/config.ghostty~/.config/ghostty/config.ghostty- macOS
$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/ghostty/config.ghostty~/.config/ghostty/config.ghostty~/Library/Application Support/com.mitchellh.ghostty/config.ghostty
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| No executable data was present. | |||
freshness
Version and freshness
These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.
page generated2026-11-04
manager version1.4.0
manager updated
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected
- infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence
- infoRelease/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.https://ghostty.org/none confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | cask:ghostty |
|---|---|
| Version | 1.4.0 |
| Package manager | Homebrew Cask |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/cask/ghostty |
| Homepage | https://ghostty.org/ |
| Upstream docs | https://ghostty.org/ |
| Source archive | https://release.files.ghostty.org/1.4.0/Ghostty.dmg |
| SHA-256 | 3a02075dbd24318d778426af41dee5507d53ecc4578ede96912ec9ce6d18d3e8 |
| Bottle | not recorded |
| Homebrew post-install | not defined |
| Service | none declared |
registry facts
Source database details
| Source Database | Homebrew cask API |
|---|---|
| Tap | homebrew/cask |
| Full Token | ghostty |
| Names |
|
| Depends On | |
| Conflicts With | |
| Artifacts | |
| Auto Updates | yes |
| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
source trail
Generated from repository data
This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.
Combined YAML source
View the package source record on GitHub.
Used sources
- cross-ecosystem install command graph
- curated configuration and credential file locations
- curated package history
- package relationship graph
- package version freshness
- package-page enrichment