WezTerm

• WezTerm is a cross-platform GPU-accelerated terminal emulator written in Rust
  • Created and primarily maintained by Person/Wez Furlong
  • Known for exceptional image protocol support and a Lua-based configuration system

  • Platform

    • macOS, Linux, and Windows

  • Language

    • Rust

  • Image Protocol

    • Supports both iTerm2/Image/Protocol and Kitty/Graphics/Protocol
    • One of the most complete image protocol implementations of any terminal
    • Relevant for tools like yazi that display inline images

  • Nix

    • Available in nixpkgs as pkgs.wezterm
    • Idiomatic home-manager module: programs.wezterm
      • nix

        programs.wezterm = {
          enable = true;
          extraConfig = ''
            return {
              font = wezterm.font("JetBrains Mono"),
              color_scheme = "Catppuccin Mocha",
            }
          '';
        };

    • font uses JetBrains/Font/Mono Nerd.
    • color_scheme uses Catppuccin; see Catppuccin for flavors and other tools.

  • Notable Features

    • Lua-based configuration (.wezterm.lua)
    • Built-in multiplexer (tabs, splits, panes) — no tmux required
    • SSH multiplexer support
    • Extensive image protocol support
    • Fallback fonts and font shaping via HarfBuzz