06-22-2026, 09:26 AM
Terminal setup update after switching to Ghostty as my emulator:
Ghostty is fast. I didn't think terminal emulator speed was a real concern until I used one that genuinely had zero rendering lag. GPU-accelerated, native on both Mac and Linux. The config is a simple text file (no TOML, no YAML, just key = value) which I appreciate.
New tools added to my setup:
Dotfiles are at a point where I'm happy with them - adding a new tool just means adding a stow symlink and a line in the install script. No more manual dotfile migrations.
Ghostty is fast. I didn't think terminal emulator speed was a real concern until I used one that genuinely had zero rendering lag. GPU-accelerated, native on both Mac and Linux. The config is a simple text file (no TOML, no YAML, just key = value) which I appreciate.
New tools added to my setup:
- atuin - replaces shell history. Syncs across machines, full-text search, stores context (directory, exit code, duration). Ctrl+R now shows the full command with context not just the text.
- yazi - terminal file manager written in Rust. Fast, previews images in the terminal (if your emulator supports it), vim keybindings. Has mostly replaced ranger for me.
Dotfiles are at a point where I'm happy with them - adding a new tool just means adding a stow symlink and a line in the install script. No more manual dotfile migrations.