Emacs-libgterm
Shares rank 37 of 40 terminal emulators by recommenders
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.
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.
6 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 5
- criticize it
- 1
- approval share
- 83%
Recommended in 1 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 5 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- 5 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 1 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Seen as cool and promising
“Wow, very cool indeed and i'd use it immediately if it was human-written.”
Comment from 2 Apr 2026 in “Emacs-libgterm: Terminal emulator for Emacs using libghostty-vt” “It's a great proof of concept though.”
Comment from 2 Apr 2026 in “Emacs-libgterm: Terminal emulator for Emacs using libghostty-vt”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Fully vibe coded, not human-written
“Wow, very cool indeed and i'd use it immediately if it was human-written.”
Comment from 2 Apr 2026 in “Emacs-libgterm: Terminal emulator for Emacs using libghostty-vt” “Something so sensitive should not be "Fully vibe coded".”
Comment from 2 Apr 2026 in “Emacs-libgterm: Terminal emulator for Emacs using libghostty-vt”
Other terminal emulators people recommend
The four most recommended other terminal emulators, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ghostty | 401 | 158 | 72% | 12 | 3 mo22 owners | Approved |
| Termux | 188 | 31 | 86% | 12 | 1 yr6 owners | Approved |
| iTerm2 | 95 | 69 | 58% | 12 | 10 yrs4 owners | — |
| Warp terminal | 84 | 86 | 49% | 11 | 1 yr5 owners | — |
| Emacs-libgtermThis page | 5 | 1 | 83% | 1 | — | — |
What people said
All 6 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“its owner is busy with other things and can't merge them”
“It's a great proof of concept though.”
“Wow, very cool indeed and i'd use it immediately if it was human-written.”
“just a few minor gaps, strategically positioned, can lead to surprisingly drastic results”
“I love to see new Emacs Lisp projects, BUT: personally I prefer a simple ‘pure Emacs standard library’ experience as much as possible.”
“Something so sensitive should not be "Fully vibe coded".”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.