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ghostty-org/ghostty

👻 Ghostty is a fast, feature-rich, and cross-platform terminal emulator that uses platform-native UI and GPU acceleration.

Template-written 44 evidence items MIT1047 source files scanned
What this means for you

ghostty has no known tracking or crash-reporting libraries, and its code names 15 outside services.E1E5E11E19

  • It's open source under the MIT License licence, so anyone can read and check its code.E2
  • No tracking SDKs found: None of its dependencies is a known analytics, telemetry or crash-reporting library.E1

What it is

  • The project describes itself as: “👻 Ghostty is a fast, feature-rich, and cross-platform terminal emulator that uses platform-native UI and GPU acceleration.”E1
  • It's written mainly in Zig (files: zig, swift, h, json).E1
  • 64073 people starred it on GitHub; the code was last updated 2026-11-13.E3

Where your data goes

Not identifiedServices we don't have in our list yet. 15
github.comnot identified 17×E5
www.open-std.orgnot identified 4×E11
first.comnot identified 2×E19
google.comnot identified 2×E12
second.comnot identified 2×E20
yahoo.comnot identified 2×E14
code.google.comnot identified 1×E18
duckduckgo.comnot identified 1×E13
gist.github.comnot identified 1×E17
ide.kaitai.ionot identified 1×E21
muscles.dragonflybsd.orgnot identified 1×E8
pubs.opengroup.orgnot identified 1×E10
trac.macports.orgnot identified 1×E9
www.google.comnot identified 1×E15
www.sublimetext.comnot identified 1×E16

What it can do on your computer

No tracking SDKs found

None of its dependencies is a known analytics, telemetry or crash-reporting library. Signals: dependency scan.E1

dependency scan

Declared permissions

Its app manifest declares system permissions it asks for. Signals: com.apple.security.automation.apple-events, com.apple.security.device.audio-input, com.apple.security.device.camera, com.apple.security.personal-information.addressbook and 3 more.E22E23E24E25E26E27

com.apple.security.automation.apple-eventscom.apple.security.device.audio-inputcom.apple.security.device.cameracom.apple.security.personal-information.addressbookcom.apple.security.personal-information.calendarscom.apple.security.personal-information.locationcom.apple.security.personal-information.photos-librarycom.apple.security.automation.apple-events

Evidence

Every sentence above points to one of these. Code references show the file, line:column and the short identifier that matched, never the site's code itself.

E1
Repository: ghostty-org/ghostty
👻 Ghostty is a fast, feature-rich, and cross-platform terminal emulator that uses platform-native UI and GPU acceleration.
GitHub description · https://github.com/ghostty-org/ghostty
E2
Licence: MIT License
GitHub license · https://github.com/ghostty-org/ghostty
E3
64073 stars, last push 2026-11-13
GitHub activity · https://github.com/ghostty-org/ghostty
E4
Web address in source: ghostty.org/docs
macos/Sources/App/AppDelegate.swift @ 1065:38 · “ghostty.org/docs” · source scan
E5
Web address in source: github.com/ghostty-org/ghostty
macos/Sources/Features/About/AboutView.swift @ 6:42 · “github.com/ghostty-org/ghostty” · source scan
E6
Web address in source: tip.files.ghostty.org/appcast.xml
macos/Sources/Features/Update/UpdateDelegate.swift @ 14:28 · “tip.files.ghostty.org/appcast.xml” · source scan
E7
Web address in source: release.files.ghostty.org/appcast.xml
macos/Sources/Features/Update/UpdateDelegate.swift @ 15:31 · “release.files.ghostty.org/appcast.xml” · source scan
E8
Web address in source: muscles.dragonflybsd.org/bulk/clang-master-potential/20141111_102002/logs/ah-tty
pkg/libintl/config.h @ 678:6 · “muscles.dragonflybsd.org/bulk/clang-master-potential/20141111_102002/logs/ah-tty” · source scan
E9
Web address in source: trac.macports.org/ticket/41033
pkg/libintl/config.h @ 684:40 · “trac.macports.org/ticket/41033” · source scan
E10
Web address in source: pubs.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/9699919799/functions/V2_chap02.html
pkg/libintl/config.h @ 1168:9 · “pubs.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/9699919799/functions/V2_chap02.html” · source scan
E11
Web address in source: www.open-std.org/jtc1/sc22/wg14/www/docs/n2956.htm
pkg/libintl/config.h @ 1851:14 · “www.open-std.org/jtc1/sc22/wg14/www/docs/n2956.htm” · source scan
E12
Web address in source: google.com
src/config/url.zig @ 169:38 · “google.com” · source scan
E13
Web address in source: duckduckgo.com
src/config/url.zig @ 169:57 · “duckduckgo.com” · source scan
E14
Web address in source: yahoo.com
src/config/url.zig @ 173:46 · “yahoo.com” · source scan
E15
Web address in source: www.google.com
src/config/url.zig @ 229:37 · “www.google.com” · source scan
E16
Web address in source: www.sublimetext.com/docs/syntax.html
src/extra/sublime.zig @ 7:17 · “www.sublimetext.com/docs/syntax.html” · source scan
E17
Web address in source: gist.github.com/urraka/685d9a6340b26b830d49
src/stb/stb_image.h @ 36:11 · “gist.github.com/urraka/685d9a6340b26b830d49” · source scan
E18
Web address in source: code.google.com/p/nvidia-texture-tools/source/browse/trunk/src/nvimage/Float
src/stb/stb_image_resize.h @ 181:10 · “code.google.com/p/nvidia-texture-tools/source/browse/trunk/src/nvimage/Float” · source scan
E19
Web address in source: first.com
src/terminal/formatter.zig @ 8097:26 · “first.com” · source scan
E20
Web address in source: second.com
src/terminal/formatter.zig @ 8098:26 · “second.com” · source scan
E21
Web address in source: ide.kaitai.io/.
src/terminal/snapshot/verify-kaitai.py @ 16:1 · “ide.kaitai.io/.” · source scan
E22
Asks for permission com.apple.security.automation.apple-events
macos/Ghostty.entitlements @ 5:None · “com.apple.security.automation.apple-events” · manifest scan
E23
Asks for permission com.apple.security.device.audio-input
macos/Ghostty.entitlements @ 7:None · “com.apple.security.device.audio-input” · manifest scan
E24
Asks for permission com.apple.security.device.camera
macos/Ghostty.entitlements @ 9:None · “com.apple.security.device.camera” · manifest scan
E25
Asks for permission com.apple.security.personal-information.addressbook
macos/Ghostty.entitlements @ 11:None · “com.apple.security.personal-information.addressbook” · manifest scan
E26
Asks for permission com.apple.security.personal-information.calendars
macos/Ghostty.entitlements @ 13:None · “com.apple.security.personal-information.calendars” · manifest scan
E27
Asks for permission com.apple.security.personal-information.location
macos/Ghostty.entitlements @ 15:None · “com.apple.security.personal-information.location” · manifest scan
E28
Asks for permission com.apple.security.personal-information.photos-library
macos/Ghostty.entitlements @ 17:None · “com.apple.security.personal-information.photos-library” · manifest scan
E29
Asks for permission com.apple.security.automation.apple-events
macos/GhosttyDebug.entitlements @ 5:None · “com.apple.security.automation.apple-events” · manifest scan
E30
Asks for permission com.apple.security.cs.disable-library-validation
macos/GhosttyDebug.entitlements @ 7:None · “com.apple.security.cs.disable-library-validation” · manifest scan
E31
Asks for permission com.apple.security.device.audio-input
macos/GhosttyDebug.entitlements @ 9:None · “com.apple.security.device.audio-input” · manifest scan
E32
Asks for permission com.apple.security.device.camera
macos/GhosttyDebug.entitlements @ 11:None · “com.apple.security.device.camera” · manifest scan
E33
Asks for permission com.apple.security.personal-information.addressbook
macos/GhosttyDebug.entitlements @ 13:None · “com.apple.security.personal-information.addressbook” · manifest scan
E34
Asks for permission com.apple.security.personal-information.calendars
macos/GhosttyDebug.entitlements @ 15:None · “com.apple.security.personal-information.calendars” · manifest scan
E35
Asks for permission com.apple.security.personal-information.location
macos/GhosttyDebug.entitlements @ 17:None · “com.apple.security.personal-information.location” · manifest scan
E36
Asks for permission com.apple.security.personal-information.photos-library
macos/GhosttyDebug.entitlements @ 19:None · “com.apple.security.personal-information.photos-library” · manifest scan
E37
Asks for permission com.apple.security.automation.apple-events
macos/GhosttyReleaseLocal.entitlements @ 5:None · “com.apple.security.automation.apple-events” · manifest scan
E38
Asks for permission com.apple.security.cs.disable-library-validation
macos/GhosttyReleaseLocal.entitlements @ 7:None · “com.apple.security.cs.disable-library-validation” · manifest scan
E39
Asks for permission com.apple.security.device.audio-input
macos/GhosttyReleaseLocal.entitlements @ 9:None · “com.apple.security.device.audio-input” · manifest scan
E40
Asks for permission com.apple.security.device.camera
macos/GhosttyReleaseLocal.entitlements @ 11:None · “com.apple.security.device.camera” · manifest scan
E41
Asks for permission com.apple.security.personal-information.addressbook
macos/GhosttyReleaseLocal.entitlements @ 13:None · “com.apple.security.personal-information.addressbook” · manifest scan
E42
Asks for permission com.apple.security.personal-information.calendars
macos/GhosttyReleaseLocal.entitlements @ 15:None · “com.apple.security.personal-information.calendars” · manifest scan
E43
Asks for permission com.apple.security.personal-information.location
macos/GhosttyReleaseLocal.entitlements @ 17:None · “com.apple.security.personal-information.location” · manifest scan
E44
Asks for permission com.apple.security.personal-information.photos-library
macos/GhosttyReleaseLocal.entitlements @ 19:None · “com.apple.security.personal-information.photos-library” · manifest scan

Limits

  • We read the app's code and its official download without running it. Code that exists may never run for you, and behaviour decided by servers is invisible.
  • Web addresses and libraries show what the app can talk to or do, not that it does so every time you use it.
  • Only open-source apps with a public GitHub repository are analysed. The release we inspected may differ from builds in app stores.
  • This text was written from fixed templates because no AI writer was available. It uses exactly the same evidence.

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