Ghostty Warp — Modern Terminal Configuration

A modern terminal setup using Ghostty with curated open-source tools. Originally inspired by Warp Terminal's productivity features, rebuilt fully open source for Linux and macOS.

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Why This Exists

Get Warp's productivity features without proprietary software, telemetry, cloud dependency, or subscription fees.

Features

Core Productivity

• Auto-suggestions (zsh-autosuggestions) — Fish-like command suggestions
• Syntax highlighting (zsh-syntax-highlighting) — Real-time validation
• Fuzzy search (fzf) — Fast history and file search
• Smart navigation (zoxide) — Jump to directories instantly
• Beautiful prompt (starship) — Git integration & modern styling
• Session management (tmux) — Splits, panes, persistent sessions

Customization

• 4 Presets: Cyberpunk Dev, Minimal Focus, Cozy Coding, Professional Elegant
• 5 Themes: Tokyo Night, Catppuccin Mocha, Dracula, Nord, Gruvbox
• 5 Fonts: JetBrains Mono, Fira Code, Cascadia Code, Iosevka, Monaspace Neon

Cross-Platform

• Auto-detection — gconfig setup detects your OS and applies the right keybinds and platform settings
• Linux — ctrl+shift+ keybinds, GTK options, Hyprland performance fixes
• macOS — cmd+ keybinds, hidden titlebar, global quick terminal toggle

Quick Start

# Clone
git clone https://github.com/Arakiss/ghostty-warp.git
cd ghostty-warp

# Copy to ghostty config
cp -r themes presets fonts tmux keybinds platform gconfig ~/.config/ghostty/
chmod +x ~/.config/ghostty/gconfig

# Add to PATH
ln -sf ~/.config/ghostty/gconfig ~/.local/bin/gconfig

# Detect platform and create symlinks (run once)
gconfig setup

Prerequisites: Ghostty, Nerd Fonts (JetBrainsMono recommended)

Usage

Switch Presets (full theme + font combos)

gconfig cyber       # Tokyo Night + Fira Code (futuristic)
gconfig minimal     # Nord + Iosevka (distraction-free)
gconfig cozy        # Gruvbox + JetBrains Mono (comfortable)
gconfig pro         # Dracula + Cascadia Code (professional)

Switch Themes

gconfig theme tokyo-night
gconfig theme catppuccin-mocha
gconfig theme dracula
gconfig theme nord
gconfig theme gruvbox

Switch Fonts

gconfig font jetbrains-mono
gconfig font fira-code
gconfig font cascadia-code
gconfig font iosevka
gconfig font monaspace-neon

Other Commands

gconfig setup       # Detect platform, create symlinks
gconfig status      # Show current configuration
gconfig reset       # Restore default config
gconfig             # Show help

Keyboard Shortcuts

Linux

macOS

tmux Integration

A matching tmux config with Tokyo Night colors and clipboard support:

ln -sf ~/.config/ghostty/tmux/tmux.conf ~/.tmux.conf

Features: vim keybindings, | and - for splits, mouse support, clipboard integration (wl-copy on Linux, pbcopy on macOS).

Platform Notes

Linux (Hyprland)

The config includes async-backend = epoll to fix rendering performance issues with Ghostty on Hyprland. See ghostty#3224.

macOS

Includes macos-titlebar-style = hidden for a clean look and global:cmd+grave=toggle_quick_terminal for a system-wide dropdown terminal.

Comparison with Warp

Tech Stack

• Ghostty — Terminal emulator
• Starship — Prompt
• fzf — Fuzzy finder
• zoxide — Smart cd
• tmux — Terminal multiplexer
• Nerd Fonts — Patched fonts with icons

License

MIT — Use however you want.

Built for productivity. Open source. Privacy-first. Cross-platform.