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Libghostty 1.0 Released, Stabilizing C Library for Terminal Emulation

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Key points

  • Libghostty 1.0 stabilizes the C library and ABI.
  • Used in JetBrains IDEs for over 12.5 million users.
  • Neovim is replacing libvterm with libghostty-vt.
  • KDE, Vercel, and other projects are adopting it.

Libghostty Reaches 1.0 Stability

Libghostty, a C library for terminal emulation, has announced its 1.0 release. This version marks the stabilization of both the library itself and its C Application Binary Interface (ABI). The library was extracted from the core of Ghostty, a terminal emulator project.

Widespread Adoption Prior to 1.0

Despite its recent 1.0 release, libghostty has already seen significant adoption. It is currently used in production across various free and commercial products, serving millions of users. A year ago, the C API did not exist, and Ghostty was its sole consumer.

Key Integrations and User Base

The terminal in JetBrains IDEs, including IntelliJ, PyCharm, and GoLand, now runs on libghostty, impacting over 12.5 million active users. Neovim has an approved pull request to replace libvterm with libghostty-vt, addressing a long-standing issue with scrollback reflowing. KDE developers are also experimenting with it for a Konsole replacement. Other users include Vercel's Turborepo, devenv, and commercial products like OrbStack.

Community and Ecosystem Growth

The library has fostered a growing ecosystem, with community bindings available for multiple programming languages, including Rust, Go, JavaScript, Swift, Python, .NET, Elixir, Dart, and Java. The 'awesome-libghostty' list tracks over a hundred projects utilizing the library, indicating its broad appeal and utility in building new terminal-based tools and applications.

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GitHub JetBrains/jediterm GitHub neovim/neovim GitHub vercel/turborepo GitHub dakra/ghostel GitHub coder/ghostty-web GitHub herdrdev/herdr

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Hacker News Front Page — Libghostty 1.0 💬 Discuss on HN 22h ago →

Libghostty, a portable C library for terminal emulation, has reached version 1.0, signifying a stable library and C ABI. This release enables broader adoption, with the library already powering terminals in JetBrains IDEs and being integrated into projects like Neovim and KDE.