ratty mit Homebrew, MacPorts, Nix, pacman, scoop installieren

Projektlinks

• Homepage
• Repository
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Befehle und Aliase

• ratty

Projektgeschichte

Orhun Parmaksız created Ratty as a GPU-rendered terminal emulator inspired by TempleOS and built with Rust and Ratatui. Its signature feature is a switchable 3D terminal view with a spinning rat cursor and inline model rendering.

The project grew from an experimental visual terminal into a packaged application with configurable cursor models, image support, conventional terminal interaction, prebuilt releases, and support across several operating-system package managers.

Adoptionsgeschichte

Ratty quickly became available through Homebrew, MacPorts, Nix, Arch Linux, Scoop, crates.io, and project-provided binaries. That broad early packaging footprint made the experimental terminal accessible without requiring a source checkout.

Wie es verwendet wird

Users launch Ratty as their terminal emulator and can toggle between conventional 2D and orthographic or perspective 3D modes with keyboard shortcuts. It also supports clipboard operations, scrolling, font-size controls, images, camera slots, and custom cursor models.

The official README instructs users to copy the supplied default configuration to `$HOME/.config/ratty/ratty.toml`, then customize its cursor, rendering, and interaction settings. Ratty does not require a credentials file.

Warum Paket-Nerds sich dafür interessieren

Ratty is notable less as a conventional productivity terminal than as an exploration of what a GPU-rendered terminal surface can do. Its combination of Rust, Bevy, wgpu, Ratatui, the Kitty graphics protocol, and inline 3D models makes it a playful showcase package for terminal and graphics enthusiasts.

Zeitleiste

• Initial release: Ratty appeared as an experimental Rust terminal with GPU-backed text and inline 3D graphics.
• Later development: Distribution expanded to crates.io, native package managers, and prebuilt releases while configuration and key-binding support matured.

Related projects

• Ratatui provides the Rust terminal-user-interface ecosystem referenced by the project.
• Bevy and wgpu underpin Ratty's GPU-rendered graphics.
• The Kitty graphics protocol is used for image support.

Quellen

• Official README: https://github.com/orhun/ratty#readme
• Official homepage: https://ratty-term.org/
• source_facts.package-manager