iTerm2
1 recommend 5 criticize 1 moved to it 5 moved away
Why hackers recommend it
“iterm2 is fast, reliable, and second nature.”dimator, 2026-10-27original comment ↗
What hackers criticize
“I switched due some iTerm2 bugs and performance reasons”ritzaco, 2026-10-28original comment ↗
“I quit using iTerm 2 because of the AI features. Ew.”toxik, 2026-10-28original comment ↗
“i switched from iTerm 2 on macOS because it would get bogged down sometimes or occasionally lag.”hack1312, 2026-06-22original comment ↗
“Moved due to the AI inclusions (despite them being moved).”_joel, 2026-03-12original comment ↗
“I switched from iTerm2 because at the time (possibly still), iTerm2 had a performance bug where large amounts of underlined text would cause the terminal to slow down…”read full quote
“I switched from iTerm2 because at the time (possibly still), iTerm2 had a performance bug where large amounts of underlined text would cause the terminal to slow down noticeably.”
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- Ghostty → iTerm2 (1 hacker)
- Rio → iTerm2 (1 hacker)
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