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A fast, modern terminal for macOS

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Glacier – A zero-config macOS terminal I vibecoded in Rust

by ArqueNova·May 2, 2026·2 points·2 comments
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Yet another Rust terminal emulator, but the auto-tiling panes are actually nice.

Strengths
  • •Bundles lsd for file icons out of the box without requiring Homebrew or font patching.
  • •Auto-tiling panes with draggable dividers remove the need for tmux configuration.
  • •Self-contained DMG install requires no Rust or Node.js toolchain to run.
Weaknesses
  • •Terminal emulators are a saturated market dominated by free tools like Warp and iTerm2.
  • •Inline autocomplete is marked as work-in-progress, leaving a key modern feature missing.
Target Audience

macOS developers seeking a modern, native terminal alternative

Similar To

Warp · iTerm2 · Ghostty

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