Comparisons
How CPT compares
Most of these are free, open source and very good. Each page says where the other one wins before it says where CPT does, and every claim links to the documentation it was checked against.
- CPT vs WezTermA GPU-accelerated cross-platform terminal emulator and multiplexer written in Rust.Free · Native, and a first-class target
- CPT vs AlacrittyA fast, minimal, OpenGL terminal emulator that deliberately leaves features to other tools.Free · Native
- CPT vs kittyA GPU-based terminal emulator built around OpenGL, with its own graphics protocol and a scripting layer called kittens.Free · Not supported
- CPT vs GhosttyA fast, feature-rich terminal that uses genuinely native UI on each platform — AppKit and SwiftUI on macOS, GTK4 on Linux.Free · Not supported — the download page lists no Windows build
- CPT vs Windows TerminalMicrosoft's tabbed terminal host for Windows, connecting to command-line apps through ConPTY.Free · Native — it ships with the OS
- CPT vs WarpAn AI-first terminal with its own agent, cloud features and team collaboration layer.Free tier · Native
- CPT vs TabbyA highly configurable Electron terminal with integrated SSH, serial and Telnet clients.Free · Native
- CPT vs HyperAn Electron terminal built on web standards, designed around a JavaScript plugin system.Free · Native
- CPT vs Wave TerminalAn open-source, AI-integrated terminal that arranges terminals, editors, file previews, web browsers and an AI assistant as blocks in one window.Free, no account required · Native, with an installer, an MSI or a zip