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> iTerm2 is perhaps the best terminal app on any platform

I'm curious (since I very rarely use MacOS) what makes it better than say: Alacritty, kitty, or even something basic like xfce4-terminal?

In terms of responsiveness I can't think of something better than alacritty/kitty.

In terms of everyday basic features something like xfce4-terminal seems to cover everything. Does iTerm2 have features that make everyday usage more pleasant?

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I've recently moved away from iTerm2 to Warp (https://www.warp.dev), and there's no turning back. These guys are onto something big.

Thank you for mentioning it. Never heard of it and it looks very promising

Thanks for mentioning us!

We believe implementing platform-specific APIs for each platform, e.g. Objective-C APIs for Mac leads to a better user experience but it is much more challenging to maintain. We're currently building a cross-platform UI framework with that philosophy. Hopefully it will make Mac development easier. Learn more here [1]

[1] https://blog.warp.dev/how-warp-works/

I prefer Tilix to iTerm2 honestly.

That said both stay out the way and cause me no issues but I'll pick Cinnamon/Linux over MacOSX ninety nine times out of a hundred anyway.

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