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WezTerm

ApplicationWez Furlong

Dem still dey call am wez term, wezterm-gui

Wez FurlongSystem

GPU-accelerated terminal emulator. Di process na wezterm-gui.exe. No bi Windows Terminal.

Wetin you need know

WezTerm na GPU terminal. No bi Windows Terminal.

wezterm-gui.exe na Wez Furlong emulator. Windows Terminal na Microsoft. MobaXterm na di SSH-plus-X bundle.

Wetin e be?
GPU terminal emulator
Still current?
Yes, see Current status
Official download?
Use di vendor link inside dis article
Feex tok say
If wezterm-gui.exe na di window, I dey edit wezterm.lua, no bi settings.json. Dat JSON file na Windows Terminal.

Wetin bi WezTerm?

wezterm-gui.exe dey draw di terminal with GPU. Di shell inside still bi pwsh, cmd, or wsl. WindowsTerminal.exe na different emulator.

If you never use am before

If you want fast GPU terminal with Lua config, WezTerm na Wez Furlong emulator. Install am from wezfurlong.org/wezterm. Windows Terminal na Microsoft inbox-adjacent tab host. MobaXterm na SSH plus X11, no bi dis GPU emulator.

Wetin dem dey use am for?

GPU-drawn terminal tabs

wezterm-gui.exe. Windows Terminal dey use different renderer and settings UI.

Lua configuration

wezterm.lua. settings.json na di Windows Terminal file. Dem no dey share config.

Multiplexer and SSH extras wey Wez document

Optional. MobaXterm still hold di bundled X server story.

Na who e dey for?

  • People wey want GPU terminal
  • Users wey get wezterm.lua wey dem give dem
  • Anybody wey dey compare dis one with Windows Terminal

Current status

WezTerm (2019) na current gpu terminal emulator from Wez Furlong. Di vendor still dey point Windows users go https://wezfurlong.org/wezterm/.

How old e be?

WezTerm launch for 2019. Windows Terminal (2019) na di Microsoft sibling wey people dey confuse by job, no bi by codebase. WezTerm no bi Windows optional feature.

Versions

Major channels first. Exact build numbers no dey all verified here.

WezTerm stable
Nightly

System requirements

Values dey follow wetin di publisher release publicly. Workload still dey change di real need.

Minimum

Minimum system requirements
Operating system Current supported Windows 10 or Windows 11 release, according to di vendor
RAM E reach for Windows plus dis app. Heavy projects go want more.

Resource profile

CPU demand
Dey follow wetin you open inside di app
RAM demand
Dey follow documents, tabs, or libraries

Installed processes

Dese executables belong to dis product when e dey installed.

Installed processes
wezterm-gui.exe Main Windows executable
wezterm.exe CLI

Startup components

WezTerm fit register as default terminal. Dat one na optional. E no need Startup Apps.

File locations

Common WezTerm locations
Typical install C:\Program Files\WezTerm\

File formats

LUA

Common wahala dem

You edit Windows Terminal JSON and noting change

WezTerm dey read wezterm.lua. Wrong emulator config.

You expect X server

Install MobaXterm or VcXsrv. WezTerm na terminal, no bi Mobatek X pack.

How to get unstuck

Install from wezfurlong.org/wezterm

GitHub releases na official. Skip random "WezTerm Pro" zips.

Open di debug overlay if di GPU backend fail

Wez document fallback renderers. Dat one no bi Windows Terminal profile bug.

Launch wsl.exe inside WezTerm if you want Linux

WezTerm na di window. WSL still bi di distro. Check di WSL article.

Alternatives

Windows Terminal na di Microsoft default on many PCs. MobaXterm dey add X11. PuTTY na SSH-only.

Official help and downloads

Start with di vendor. Random exe sites no be support channel.

Official contacts
Download wezfurlong.org/wezterm/ Official installer or vendor page
Help wezfurlong.org/wezterm/ Vendor support
Official site wezfurlong.org/wezterm/ Start here, no be random exe host

Related hardware

Working GPU driver dey help di renderer. Integrated graphics dey usually dey enough. Dis one no bi game.

Technical details

Technical details

Vendor version numbers dey change. Dis article no pin down any build.

Sources and verification

Recorded source label: August 2026. Dis label no establish independent verification. How we dey do research.

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