Embedded Ghostty Terminal Panes for Linux

Quick start

Use socket reads to inspect the visible Ghostty-backed panes without scraping the UI or relying on hidden terminal state.

List live terminal surfaces

forktty surfaces --workspace-name main --json

Split the focused pane

forktty split-surface --axis vertical

Capture a bounded terminal tail

forktty capture-tail --surface-id <surface-id> --lines 80 --json

Native terminal behavior

ForkTTY keeps terminal selection, clipboard, OSC links, visual bell, scrollback budgets, and desktop notification behavior close to the underlying terminal runtime instead of replacing it with a web terminal.

Pane and workspace chrome

GTK chrome adds tabs, splits, workspace sidebar, pane bars, focus controls, command palette, settings, and notifications around Ghostty surfaces. Single-pane workspaces keep chrome quiet by design.

Packaged for alpha Linux

Release artifacts ship the GTK/Ghostty terminal build for Linux x86_64. AppImages prefer host GTK/libadwaita when available and keep a bundled fallback for systems without the expected runtime.

Questions

Is ForkTTY a Ghostty fork?

No. ForkTTY is a separate GTK/Rust application that embeds Ghostty-backed terminal surfaces and adds agent/workspace orchestration around them.

Are browser panes included in releases?

No. Packaged alpha releases are GTK/Ghostty terminal builds. Browser panes remain source-only behind the browser feature.

Does ForkTTY depend on host GTK?

The AppImage prefers host GTK/libadwaita when available and falls back to its bundled userspace stack when needed.

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Get the alpha build

AppImage and .deb packages are published on GitHub Releases for Linux x86_64.

View releases

Ghostty-backed terminal panes inside ForkTTY.