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GPU-accelerated cross-platform terminal emulator and multiplexer. Version 20240203-110809,5046fc22 via Homebrew Cask; verified from local package data.
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Package summary
GPU-accelerated cross-platform terminal emulator and multiplexer
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Commands and aliases
- wezterm
- wezterm-gui
- wezterm-mux-server
- strip-ansi-escapes
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Project history and usage
WezTerm is an open-source, GPU-accelerated, cross-platform terminal emulator and multiplexer written in Rust by Wez Furlong.
Project history
Wez Furlong began WezTerm as a Rust-based, GPU-accelerated terminal emulator and multiplexer. The official documentation carries a 2018-present copyright notice.
The earliest release documented in the current changelog is from November 2019 and already included tabs, hot-reloaded configuration, SSH and serial connections, inline images, IME support, and software-rendering fallback.
Subsequent releases expanded native Wayland support, installers and packages, multiplexer behavior, shell integration, graphics protocols, and the Lua configuration API.
Adoption history
WezTerm developed as a portable terminal for Linux, macOS, Windows, FreeBSD, and NetBSD, with release artifacts and package-manager instructions for multiple ecosystems.
The supplied package facts record its availability as a Homebrew cask. Official installation documentation also covers winget, Scoop, Chocolatey, native downloads, and Linux packages.
How it is used
Users run local shells, split work into panes, tabs, and windows, connect to SSH or serial endpoints, and attach to multiplexer domains.
Configuration is executable Lua and can define appearance, fonts, key bindings, launch menus, events, and platform-specific behavior; changes are normally reloaded automatically.
Why package nerds care
WezTerm combines a GPU-rendered terminal, built-in multiplexer, SSH client, serial support, image protocols, and a deeply programmable Lua configuration in one Rust project.
Its date-and-commit-based release identifiers, live Lua configuration reloads, broad platform coverage, and extensive terminal-protocol support make it particularly interesting to terminal and dotfile enthusiasts.
Timeline
- 2018: The project's official copyright period begins.
- 2019-11-24: The earliest release in the current changelog documented tabs, SSH, serial access, inline images, and IME support.
- 2019-12-18: Native Wayland support was added.
- 2020-06-07: A Windows installer and WSL discovery were added.
- 2021-02-03: The macOS build became universal for Apple Silicon and Intel.
Related projects
- WezTerm's multiplexer and wezterm cli commands are distributed as parts of the same project.
- Its imgcat support interoperates with terminal image protocols associated with terminals such as iTerm2.
Sources
security posture
No protected-tool coverage found yet
No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for wezterm. 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.
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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.
- Unix
~/.wezterm.lua$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/wezterm/wezterm.lua~/.config/wezterm/wezterm.lua- Windows
%USERPROFILE%\.wezterm.lua
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
wezterm | binary | Homebrew cask binary | wezterm |
wezterm-gui | binary | Homebrew cask binary | wezterm-gui |
wezterm-mux-server | binary | Homebrew cask binary | wezterm-mux-server |
strip-ansi-escapes | binary | Homebrew cask binary | strip-ansi-escapes |
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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 version20240203-110809,5046fc22
manager updated
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected
https://github.com/wezterm/wezterm
- infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence
- infoNo cached GitHub release or tag data was available.https://github.com/wezterm/weztermnone confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | cask:wezterm |
|---|---|
| Version | 20240203-110809,5046fc22 |
| Package manager | Homebrew Cask |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/cask/wezterm |
| Homepage | https://wezterm.org/ |
| Repository | https://github.com/wezterm/wezterm |
| Upstream docs | https://wezterm.org/ |
| Source archive | https://github.com/wezterm/wezterm/releases/download/20240203-110809-5046fc22/WezTerm-macos-20240203-110809-5046fc22.zip |
| SHA-256 | e77388cad55f2e9da95a220a89206a6c58f865874a629b7c3ea3c162f5692224 |
| Bottle | not recorded |
| Homebrew post-install | not defined |
| Service | none declared |
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Source database details
| Source Database | Homebrew cask API |
|---|---|
| Tap | homebrew/cask |
| Full Token | wezterm |
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| Artifacts | |
| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
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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.
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- cross-ecosystem install command graph
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