--- title: Alacritty Reviews meta\_title: 'Alacritty Reviews 2026: Details, Pricing, & Features | G2' meta\_description: Filter 12 reviews by the users' company size, role or industry to find out how Alacritty works for a business like yours. aggregate\_rating: rating\_value: 4.3 review\_count: 12 scale: '5' date\_modified: '2026-08-07' parent\_category: name: IT Management url: https://www.g2.com/categories/it-management --- # Alacritty Reviews & Product Details Alacritty is a modern terminal emulator that comes with sensible defaults, but allows for extensive configuration. By integrating with other applications, rather than reimplementing their functionality, it manages to provide a flexible set of features with high performance. The supported platforms currently consist of BSD, Linux, macOS and Windows. * * * Seller [GitHub](https://www.g2.com/sellers/github) Discussions [Alacritty Community](https://www.g2.com/products/alacritty/discuss) Show More ## Top-Rated Alternatives [ ![iTerm2](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "iTerm2") iTerm2 4.7/5(51) ](https://www.g2.com/products/iterm2/reviews) [ ![GNOME Terminal](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "GNOME Terminal") GNOME Terminal 4.5/5(14) ](https://www.g2.com/products/gnome-terminal/reviews) [ ![PuTTY](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "PuTTY") PuTTY 4.5/5(353) ](https://www.g2.com/products/putty/reviews) [ View All Alternatives ](https://www.g2.com/products/alacritty/competitors/alternatives) ## User Insights Average based on 12 real user reviews. [Log in to unlock pricing and user insights](/login) ![Ravichandran B.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Ravichandran B.") RB Ravichandran B. Founder Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 8/26/2022 "Good platform emulator" 5/5 What do you like best about Alacritty? User interface and inbuilt functionalities Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Alacritty? Slow loading time compared to other emulators. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Alacritty solving and how is that benefiting you? All my technical and coding problems Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Verified User in Alternative Dispute Resolution](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Alternative Dispute Resolution") CA Verified User in Alternative Dispute Resolution Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 8/11/2022 "Goood experience" 3.5/5 What do you like best about Alacritty? On-time delivery. Courteous colleagues. Innovative solutions. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Alacritty? Lack of communication sometimes between Project manager and developers resulting indelay. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Alacritty solving and how is that benefiting you? User experience Design resulting in enhanced User feedback Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ##### Pricing Pricing details for this product isn’t currently available. 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