Alacritty for Windows

Alacritty · Open source

Alacritty is an open-source, GPU-accelerated terminal emulator designed with a strong focus on high performance and simplicity. By leveraging the graphics processor, it delivers fast rendering and low latency for command-line tasks.

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✓ Official source (winget)
✓ SHA256 taken from the official repository
✓ Last checked: Nov. 4, 2026
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Version: 0.17.0
Release date: April 6, 2026
License: Apache-2.0
Installer type: wix

Install from the command line

How do I use this?

Type Terminal in the Start menu and open it, paste the command (Ctrl+V or right-click) and press Enter. It uses winget, Windows' own package manager, to install the program from its official source.

winget install --id Alacritty.Alacritty -e

SHA256 (file verification)

acdb4d6e52bd23225497557fc19119ab1a2e6bf3439a7faf47ffe86804301132

How to install

Click the official download button on this page, or run 'winget install --id Alacritty.Alacritty -e' in your command prompt.
Launch the downloaded installer and complete the setup instructions.
Open Alacritty directly from the Start menu once installation finishes.

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