# Emacs-libgterm

5 Hacker News commenters recommended Emacs-libgterm and 1 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 1 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** Emacs terminal emulator built on libghostty-vt, called a good proof of concept. Main caveat: it was fully vibe coded, which some consider unsuitable for sensitive use.

## Why people recommend it

- Seen as cool and promising (2 comments): "Wow, very cool indeed and i'd use it immediately if it was human-written." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47618833)) "It's a great proof of concept though." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47618957))

## What people warn about

- Fully vibe coded, not human-written (2 comments): "Wow, very cool indeed and i'd use it immediately if it was human-written." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47618833)) "Something so sensitive should not be "Fully vibe coded"." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47614580))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [Ghostty](https://hackerapproved.com/p/ghostty.md): 401 recommend
- [Termux](https://hackerapproved.com/p/termux.md): 188 recommend
- [iTerm2](https://hackerapproved.com/p/iterm2.md): 95 recommend
- [Warp terminal](https://hackerapproved.com/p/warp-terminal.md): 84 recommend
- [Kitty terminal emulator](https://hackerapproved.com/p/kitty.md): 79 recommend

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Emacs-libgterm", https://hackerapproved.com/p/emacs-libgterm/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).