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Find the terminal that fits.
Ember owes a real debt to the terminals that shaped it. Every one is genuinely excellent at something specific. If Ember isn't the right fit, go use one of them. And I mean it: building this gave me real appreciation for everyone who wrote the others. Here's an honest read on where each one shines.
Ember
Best if you want: iTerm2-familiar splits and shell integration, native GPU rendering, one codebase on macOS and Linux, and you're fine riding an actively-developing project.
iTerm2
Best if you want: the most mature, battle-tested macOS-native terminal there is, with years of polish and a huge, stable feature set today.
Alacritty
Best if you want: the lightest-weight, most minimal option, cross-platform, with raw speed and minimal chrome. It's the VT engine Ember itself builds on.
Ghostty
Best if you want: a cross-platform GPU-accelerated terminal with a large, active community and rapid development, and that momentum and ecosystem today.