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> iTerm2 is perhaps the best terminal app on any platform I'm curious (since I very rarely use MacOS) what makes it better than say: Alacritty, kitty, or even
by executesorder66 5y ago
> iTerm2 is perhaps the best terminal app on any platform
I'm curious (since I very rarely use MacOS) what makes it better than say: Alacritty, kitty, or even something basic like xfce4-terminal?
In terms of responsiveness I can't think of something better than alacritty/kitty.
In terms of everyday basic features something like xfce4-terminal seems to cover everything. Does iTerm2 have features that make everyday usage more pleasant?
- noir_lord 5y agoI prefer Tilix to iTerm2 honestly. That said both stay out the way and cause me no issues but I'll pick Cinnamon/Linux over MacOSX ninety nine times out of a hundred anyway.
- samieljabali 5y agoI've recently moved away from iTerm2 to Warp (https://www.warp.dev https://www.warp.dev), and there's no turning back. These guys are onto something big.
- zuhsetaqi 5y agoThank you for mentioning it. Never heard of it and it looks very promising
- michlim 5y agoThanks for mentioning us! We believe implementing platform-specific APIs for each platform, e.g. Objective-C APIs for Mac leads to a better user experience but it is much more challenging to maintain. We're currently building a cross-platform UI framework with that philosophy. Hopefully it will make Mac development easier. Learn more here [1] [1] https://blog.warp.dev/how-warp-works/ https://blog.warp.dev/how-warp-works/