Alacritty vs Tabby

Alacritty vs Tabby
Fact	Alacritty	Tabby
Language	Rust	TypeScript
Licence	Apache-2.0	MIT
Stars	66k	75k
Latest	v0.17.0	v1.0.237
Last push	2026-10-05	2026-10-06
Release cadence	about 85 days between releases	about 36 days between releases
Active contributors	5 commit authors on the default branch in the last 90 days	31 commit authors on the default branch in the last 90 days
Flags	none	none

How they relate

Both replace iTerm2. Alternatives to iTerm2 →
PartialAlacrittyGPU-rendered and cross-platform, with no tabs or splits of its own.
Full replacementTabbyCross-platform, with tabs, splits and a built-in SSH and serial client.
Both replace Warp. Alternatives to Warp →
PartialAlacrittyA terminal without accounts or built-in AI.
PartialTabbyA terminal without accounts or built-in AI.

v1.0.2372026-09-25feat: Add Windows 11 Acrylic window support
v1.0.2362026-09-23GHSA-8wmh-xr5f-qvj7: reject unsolicited agent-forwarding channels when agent forwarding is disabled — a malicious or co…
v1.0.2352026-07-22GHSA-59p9-8gwf-v9v7: Windows SFTP path traversal allows a malicious server to write files outside the selected download…
v1.0.2342026-05-17Dragging and dropping a file with a specially crafted name onto the terminal could cause the terminal to execute an arb…
v1.0.2332026-05-07ssh: add hotkey to open SFTP panel (#11106) #11106 (Utkarsh Adhran)

✓ signed The latest release, v0.17.0, carries a signature GitHub verified.

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