forked from extern/nix-config
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It turns out that I don't actually *need* image output in the terminal (besides being cool). With that aside, I can safely use alacritty knowing that it's written in Rust and is apparently the fastest terminal emulator in existence.
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# alacritty
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[alacritty][alacritty] is a new terminal emulator written in Rust.
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## Use Cases
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alacritty can be used to:
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- Have a terminal emulator that just works.
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- Have a terminal emulator with modern features like live reload, and without all the extras like window management.
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- Master [tmux](/tmux) since you won't be relying on window management of your terminal emulator.
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You should not use alacritty if:
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- You have a desire to output images in your terminal (use [kitty](/kitty) instead, since [libsixel][lixsixel] support is WIP)
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- You have a need to use Japanese input in your terminal ([an issue][ime-support] for over 3 years in alacritty). [kitty](/kitty) supports this, however.
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[alacritty]: https://github.com/alacritty/alacritty
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[libsixel]: https://github.com/alacritty/alacritty/issues/910
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[ime-support]: https://github.com/alacritty/alacritty/issues/1101
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