Ghostty Studio v0.4 — Local Backgrounds, Safely Applied

Ghostty Studio v0.4 adds a private local background library and makes edits source-aware across Ghostty's configuration layers.

What's new

• Import multiple PNG or JPEG backgrounds into a private local library.
• Switch images manually or randomly, with controls for visibility, fit, position, tiling, and live preview.
• See which configuration file supplies the effective value when Ghostty includes or resets other files.
• Move an overridden draft to the source that actually wins, without saving it first.
• Edit 31 reviewed Ghostty 1.3.1 settings on macOS.
• A new independent ghost identity across the app, installer, sidebar, and favicon.

Safer by design

• Imported images are decoded, bounded, normalized, and stripped of metadata.
• Original and managed image paths stay out of the WebView, reviews, and diffs.
• Saved scalar values are checked against Ghostty's final effective configuration, with rollback on mismatches or source changes.
• Managed images cannot be removed while any live configuration layer may still use them.
• Source-dependent behavior stays disabled on Ghostty versions that have not passed the same compatibility audit.

Download

Download Ghostty-Studio-v0.4.0-macos-arm64.dmg, open it, and drag Ghostty Studio to Applications.

• Apple Silicon
• macOS 11 or later
• Tested writable contract: Ghostty 1.3.1
• SHA-256 checksum included in SHA256SUMS.txt

This remains an early preview. The app is ad-hoc signed rather than Developer ID signed or notarized, so macOS may ask you to confirm the first launch.

Full changelog

Ghostty Studio v0.3 — A Calmer, Bilingual Editor

Ghostty Studio v0.3 makes the settings editor calmer, clearer, and more at home on the desktop.

What’s new

• Follow the system language by default, or switch instantly between Simplified Chinese and English without losing the current draft.
• Browse the complete Ghostty 1.3.1 settings catalog with concise names and descriptions in both languages.
• Stay focused on 29 reviewed settings that can be changed safely; other settings remain searchable and explain what is still needed.
• Use a consistent desktop control system across color, number, range, switch, select, and language controls.
• Enjoy cleaner alignment, spacing, keyboard focus, scrolling, dialogs, and responsive layouts.
• Keep navigation and feedback in sync when changing languages or returning to a previous settings context.

Safer across Ghostty updates

• Compatibility is evaluated per setting, so an unrelated Ghostty change does not lock the whole editor.
• Normal edits and snapshot restores share the same type, range, and duplicate checks.
• Protected and unknown configuration values remain outside the WebView.

As before, Ghostty Studio works locally, validates changes with Ghostty, preserves untouched content and formatting, and creates a snapshot before every write.

Download

Download Ghostty-Studio-v0.3.0-macos-arm64.dmg, open it, and drag Ghostty Studio to Applications.

• Apple Silicon
• macOS 11 or later
• Tested writable contract: Ghostty 1.3.1
• SHA-256: 0d841328497d6a37e75467429c16b2e2ebfa57207a85266949fe4a457df3560e

This remains an early preview. The app is ad-hoc signed rather than Developer ID signed or notarized, so macOS may ask you to confirm the first launch.

This release passed 65 frontend tests, 62 Rust tests, strict linting, dependency and secret scans, signature verification, and DMG integrity checks.

Full details: changelog

Ghostty Studio v0.2 — Early Preview

Ghostty Studio v0.2 turns the first preview into a focused local settings editor: it gets you to the
right config quickly, keeps changes reversible, and stays out of the way until a decision matters.

What feels different

• Open straight into the last valid configuration when there is nothing to choose.
• See a contextual terminal preview only for settings it can represent honestly.
• Edit opacity as a percentage without boundary-value flicker.
• Keep changes in a compact draft dock, with reset and one-step undo after a discard.
• Review a readable change summary before opening the raw config diff.
• Handle first run, missing configs, multiple config sources, external edits, and interrupted work as
  deliberate product journeys instead of edge cases.

Safer by default

• Ghostty validates every candidate before an atomic write.
• Revision checks stop stale drafts from overwriting outside changes.
• A local snapshot is created before each save or restore.
• Unknown settings, comments, ordering, blank lines, BOM, CRLF, and newline style are preserved.
• The WebView has no general filesystem, network, or shell capability.

The release passed 45 frontend tests, 51 Rust tests, strict Clippy, a production build, signature and
DMG integrity verification, and independent scans for credentials, personal paths, and real Ghostty
configuration data.

Download

Download Ghostty-Studio-v0.2.0-macos-arm64.dmg, open it, and drag Ghostty Studio to Applications.

• Apple Silicon
• macOS 11 or later
• Tested writable contract: Ghostty 1.3.1
• SHA-256: 9946e55751ab69e0e96f4869ec48cf18d3d7530a73cfd97b5c2095f77567e0e8

This is still an early preview. The app is ad-hoc signed, not Developer ID signed or notarized, so
macOS may ask you to confirm the first launch. The interface is currently in Simplified Chinese, and
the editable surface remains intentionally limited to settings with an audited write contract.

Full details: changelog

Ghostty Studio v0.1 — Early Preview

Ghostty Studio v0.1 — Early Preview

The first public preview of Ghostty Studio, a local visual configurator for Ghostty.

Highlights

• Browse and search settings from the Ghostty version installed on your Mac.
• Preview supported visual settings and review the exact diff before saving.
• Preserve comments, ordering, unknown settings, and file formatting.
• Validate changes with Ghostty and create a local snapshot before every save.
• Fully local: no account, cloud service, or telemetry.

Before downloading

• Supports macOS 11 or later on Apple Silicon only. This DMG does not support Intel Macs.
• Ghostty must already be installed. Writable settings are currently tested with Ghostty 1.3.1.
• This is an early preview with a reviewed subset of editable settings and a Simplified Chinese interface.
• The app is ad-hoc signed, not signed with an Apple Developer ID, and not notarized by Apple. macOS may block the first launch, and this package does not establish publisher identity.
• If macOS blocks it, use Finder's Open command and review the warning, or allow it in System Settings → Privacy & Security. Do not disable Gatekeeper.
• For the strongest trust path, review the source and build from this tag using the repository README.

Download integrity

Ghostty-Studio-v0.1.0-macos-arm64.dmg

SHA-256:

a150bcd0edfdbe3b8b82777a0e6243353b42b2cb75eaec1a5d9aa6d2c7a07297

Ghostty Studio is an independent community project and is not affiliated with or endorsed by Ghostty.

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Ghostty Studio v0.1 — 早期预览版

这是 Ghostty Studio 的首个公开预览版：一个完全在本地运行的 Ghostty 可视化配置工具。

主要功能

• 从 Mac 上已安装的 Ghostty 读取并搜索设置。
• 修改前预览已支持的视觉设置，保存前查看准确差异。
• 保留注释、顺序、未知设置和原有文件格式。
• 保存前交给 Ghostty 验证，并自动创建本地快照。
• 完全本地运行：不需要账号，没有云服务和遥测。

下载前请注意

• 仅支持 Apple Silicon Mac 上的 macOS 11 或更高版本，此 DMG 不支持 Intel Mac。
• 必须已经安装 Ghostty；可写设置目前基于 Ghostty 1.3.1 测试。
• 这是一个早期预览版，目前仅开放一小组经过确认的可编辑设置，界面暂时为简体中文。
• 应用采用 ad-hoc 签名，没有 Apple Developer ID 签名，也没有经过 Apple 公证。macOS 首次打开时可能阻止运行，此安装包不能证明发布者身份。
• 如果 macOS 阻止运行，请在 Finder 中选择打开并检查系统警告，或前往系统设置 → 隐私与安全性确认允许。不要关闭 Gatekeeper。
• 如果希望获得更强的信任保证，请先审查源码，再按照仓库 README 从此标签自行构建。

文件完整性

Ghostty-Studio-v0.1.0-macos-arm64.dmg

SHA-256：

a150bcd0edfdbe3b8b82777a0e6243353b42b2cb75eaec1a5d9aa6d2c7a07297

Ghostty Studio 是独立的社区项目，与 Ghostty 官方没有隶属或背书关系。