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Ghostty

29,820installs in the last 30 days. Terminal emulator that uses platform-native UI and GPU acceleration.

Is Ghostty growing? No. Its share of all app installs went from 1.6% in the two months before to 1.4% in the last 30 days (−10%).

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  • Installs, 90 days
    76,793
  • Installs, 365 days
    380,517
  • Share of all installs
    1.4%
    Sep 28 – Oct 28, 2026
  • Type
    Mac app

History

Installs in each recorded 30-day window.

No data in this spanNo data in this span15KNov 26 202536KJun 16 202630KOct 28

Average per 30 days

Three periods: the last 30 days, the two months before, and the nine months before that.

33,134Days 91–365Oct 28 – Jul 29 23,487Days 31–90Jul 30 – Sep 27 29,820Last 30 daysSep 28 – Oct 28, 2026
33,134Days 91–365Oct 28 – Jul 29 23,487Days 31–90Jul 30 – Sep 27 29,820Last 30 daysSep 28 – Oct 28, 2026

Ghostty: details

Website
ghostty.org
Category
Terminals and SSH
Type
Mac app
Installs, 30 days
29,820
Installs, 90 days
76,793
Installs, 365 days
380,517
Trend
Get it
Download from the official website
Install from Terminal instead
brew install --cask ghostty
Needs Homebrew, a free tool for installing apps by typing commands.
Source
formulae.brew.sh/cask/ghostty

Install counts come from Homebrew, a free tool many Mac users install apps with, so they describe those people, not every Mac owner. How we count

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