Ghostel.el: Terminal emulator powered by libghostty

Software Development, Programming Languages, Emacs, Terminal Emulation(dakra.github.io)view on HackerNews

terminal emulatorEmacslibghostty-vtsynchronized outputtrue colorOSC 8 hyperlinksinput modesbookmarkingpassword prompt detectionshell integration.

Author: signa11

Date: 7/12/2026

Article Summary:

Ghostel is an Emacs terminal emulator powered by libghostty-vt, offering features such as synchronized output, true color, and OSC 8 hyperlinks. It provides a range of input modes, including semi-char, char, Emacs, and line mode, and supports bookmarking, password prompt detection, and shell integration.