Alacritty

0.13.1 Terminal emulator for Windows

Tina de Pierre

Fast and lightweight terminal emulator for Windows with GPU accelerated text rendering.

Free and open source terminal emulation software download, reviewed by Tina de Pierre
Take advantage of everything a Windows terminal emulator has to offer - Screenshot of Alacritty
One of the fastest and most efficient terminal emulators - Screenshot of Alacritty
User interface - Screenshot of Alacritty
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Terminal emulator command line with remote and local connections, streamlined functions that's fast and customizable with themes.

Looking for a terminal emulator for your computer? Then Alacritty is the tool for you. This allows better control over the basic functions of the system, and to automate all actions, scripts and various other development-related reasons.

Extremely fast, Alacritty will allow you to access a remote calculation using a command line or an appropriate graphical interface. In particular, you will be able to run applications on remote computers and enable file transfer between them.

Cross-platform, Alacritty offers a simple and fast terminal emulator that uses very little CPU and memory resources.

Features of Alacritty

  • Clipboard Integration: Clipboard integration for copying and pasting text.
  • Configurable: Highly configurable, with various options and key bindings.
  • Copy-on-Select: Automatically copies selected text to the clipboard.
  • Direct Rendering: Directly renders to the terminal window for improved performance.
  • GPU Shaders: Shaders can be used to customize the appearance of Alacritty.
  • Mouse Support: Scrolling, selection and other mouse inputs are supported.
  • OpenGL Rendering: Uses OpenGL for rendering, allowing for a wide range of graphical effects.
  • Searchable Config: Configurations can be searched, making them easier to modify.
  • Terminfo Support: Supports the terminfo database for compatibility with a wide range of terminal applications.
  • Text Rendering: Uses Freetype for improved text rendering.
  • True Color Support: Supports 24-bit true color for vibrant graphics.
  • Unicode Support: Unicode-compatible and UTF-8-encoded text support.

Compatibility and License

As Alacritty is released under the Apache License v2.0 for Windows from SSH/telnet clients, you are not required to pay a penny for this software. In fact, you're free to make copies, distribute it and for those that are technically inclined, view and edit the source code. Feel free to share it with friends.

What version of Windows can Alacritty run on?

Alacritty can be used on a computer running Windows 11 or Windows 10. Previous versions of the OS shouldn't be a problem with Windows 8 and Windows 7 having been tested. It comes in both 32-bit and 64-bit downloads.

Filed under:
  1. Alacritty Download
  2. Free SSH/Telnet Clients
  3. Open source and GPL software
  4. Portable Software
  5. Terminal Emulation Software
Alacritty has been picked by our editors as very good.
Alacritty has been tested for viruses and malware.
We have tested Alacritty 0.13.1 against malware with several different programs. We certify that this program is clean of viruses, malware and trojans.