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Ghostty for Windows v1.0.0

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@shiweis shiweis released this 31 Mar 15:39
· 1119 commits to main since this release

First release of the native Windows port of Ghostty.

Features

  • Native Win32 terminal with OpenGL 4.6 rendering (WGL)
  • Tabs (drag reorder, inline rename, right-click context menu)
  • Split panes (resize via mouse drag, zoom, navigate)
  • Command palette (Ctrl+Shift+P) with keybinding hints
  • Quick terminal (slide-in/out with global hotkey)
  • 486 built-in color themes
  • DirectWrite font discovery with proper codepoint fallback
  • Shell integration for PowerShell
  • DPI-aware UI, dark mode, background opacity
  • Auto-update notification via GitHub releases
  • Find-in-terminal search bar, URL detection, desktop notifications
  • 25 automated integration tests, all passing

Install

  1. Download ghostty-windows-x64-win-v1.0.0.zip below
  2. Extract anywhere
  3. Run ghostty.exe

Config file: %LOCALAPPDATA%\ghostty\config

Keyboard Shortcuts

Action Shortcut
New tab Ctrl+Shift+T
Close tab/pane Ctrl+Shift+W
Command palette Ctrl+Shift+P
Split right / down Ctrl+Shift+O / E
Navigate splits Ctrl+Shift+[ / ]
Copy / Paste Ctrl+Shift+C / V
Find Ctrl+Shift+F
Fullscreen Ctrl+Enter
Zoom in/out/reset Ctrl+= / - / 0

Full docs: README