SMRTR ProgrammingMar 9, 2026Hacker News

QuickTERMINAL – A 10k-line single-file terminal emulator for macOS

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quickTerminal is a 4.8MB macOS terminal emulator written entirely in Swift as a single 10,000+ line file with zero dependencies. It features a custom VT parser, native Cocoa rendering, Sixel graphics support, and lives in the menu bar with global hotkey access. The app includes advanced features like 24-bit color, mouse tracking, split panes, and built-in auto-updates.

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