Best Alacritty Alternatives

GPU-accelerated terminal emulator written in C and Python, focused on performance and features. Supports ligatures, true color, graphics protocol for displaying images/plots inline, tabs, splits, and remote control via IPC. Highly configurable via a plain text config file. Cross-platform on macOS and Linux. Features a kitten framework for writing terminal programs in Python. Known for innovation in terminal graphics. 26K+ GitHub stars and a dedicated power-user community.

GPU-accelerated cross-platform terminal emulator written in Rust with configuration in Lua for maximum flexibility. Supports multiplexing (splits, tabs, workspaces), ligatures, true color, sixel/iTerm2/Kitty image protocols, and SSH multiplexer for remote sessions. Extensive keyboard/mouse customization, dynamic color schemes, and a built-in serial port mode. Works on macOS, Linux, Windows, and FreeBSD. Known for deep customizability. 19K+ GitHub stars.