justty
A native macOS terminal built with Swift and libghostty
About justty
justty is a native macOS terminal built with Swift and libghostty. It runs a real PTY shell through the Ghostty Metal renderer and provides multiple windows and tabs. Users can use color themes from the GhosttyTheme directory and adjust the font family, font size, weight, and line height. The project can be installed via Homebrew or built from source; it requires macOS 15.6 or later, and building from source requires Xcode 16 or later.
Best for
Best use cases
Run a real PTY shell on macOS
Manage multiple terminal sessions through tabs
Switch color themes using the GhosttyTheme directory
Build and run justty from source
Features
Real PTY Shell
Runs a real PTY shell through Ghostty's Metal renderer.
Windows and Tabs
Supports multiple windows and tabs with corresponding keyboard shortcuts.
Color Themes
Supports using color themes from the GhosttyTheme directory.
Font Settings
Allows adjusting the font family, font size, weight, and line height.
Pros
- Built with Swift and libghostty
- Supports a real PTY shell and Metal rendering
- Supports multiple windows and tabs
- Supports themes and multiple font settings
Cons
- Requires macOS 15.6 or later
- Release builds are signed with Justty Self-Signed, not an Apple Developer ID, and are not notarized