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.

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

Action	Shortcut
Copy / Paste	Ctrl+Shift+C / Ctrl+Shift+V
New tab / Close tab	Ctrl+Shift+T / Ctrl+Shift+W
Jump to tab 1-9	Ctrl+Shift+1-9
Cycle tabs	Ctrl+Tab / Ctrl+Shift+Tab
Vertical split	Ctrl+Shift+D
Horizontal split	Ctrl+Shift+O
Toggle zoom	Ctrl+Shift+Z
Navigate splits	Ctrl+Shift+Arrow
Font size +/-	Ctrl++ / Ctrl+-

macOS

Action	Shortcut
Copy / Paste	Cmd+C / Cmd+V
New tab / Close tab	Cmd+T / Cmd+W
Jump to tab 1-9	Cmd+1-9
Cycle tabs	Cmd+Shift+[ / Cmd+Shift+]
Vertical split	Cmd+D
Horizontal split	Cmd+Shift+D
Toggle zoom	Cmd+Shift+Z
Navigate splits	Cmd+Alt+Arrow
Font size +/-	Cmd++ / Cmd+-
Quick terminal	Cmd+` (global)

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

Feature	Warp	Ghostty Warp
Auto-suggestions	Yes	Yes (zsh plugin)
Syntax highlighting	Yes	Yes (zsh plugin)
Fuzzy history	Cloud	Local (fzf)
Session management	Yes	Yes (tmux)
Cross-platform	macOS/Linux	macOS/Linux
Open source	No	Yes
Offline	No	Yes
Telemetry	Yes	None
Cost	Subscription	Free

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.

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