Ghostty for Windows v1.0.0
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
- Download
ghostty-windows-x64-win-v1.0.0.zipbelow - Extract anywhere
- 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