wezterm
The premium Open Source alternative to iTerm2
🎯 Best for:Power users requiring a high-performance, scriptable terminal that works identically across OSs.
What is wezterm?
A GPU-accelerated terminal emulator alternative to iTerm2 and Alacritty. It features a Lua-based configuration engine and native support for multiplexing and image protocols.
Tech Stack
RustOS & Utilities
Why wezterm?
- • Extremely high performance
- • Powerful Lua API
- • Native SSH/TLS multiplexing
Limitations
- • No GUI settings menu
- • Lua knowledge required
- • Large binary size
3/6/2026
Last Update
1,235
Forks
1,615
Issues
Other
License
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Competitor Cost
-$1,440
/ year (est. based on iTerm2)
Self-Hosted
$0
/ year
Team Size10 Users
150+
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