Alacritty focuses on being a high-performance and configurable terminal emulator with useful features for users who spend significant time in the terminal, while also being available across various operating systems.
Alacritty is presented as a modern, cross-platform terminal emulator. Here's a summary of its main functionalities:
Cross-Platform Support: Alacritty is compatible with BSD, Linux, macOS, and Windows operating systems.
Performance-Oriented: By integrating with other applications, Alacritty aims to provide a flexible set of features with high performance.
Sensible Defaults with Extensive Configuration: It comes with sensible default settings but allows for extensive customization.
Beta Software: Alacritty is currently in beta development, meaning it might have some missing features and bugs, but it is already used by many as their primary terminal.
Vi Mode: It offers a Vi Mode that allows users to move around and create selections using vi keybindings.
Search Functionality: Users can search for any text within the scrollback buffer.
Regex Hints: Alacritty supports Regex Hints to mark any text for interaction with the mouse or keyboard.
Multi-Window Support: It provides Multi-Window functionality, which improves resource usage by utilizing only a single Alacritty process.
Comprehensive Documentation: A full list of features can be found in Alacritty's documentation.