Emacs Libvterm
Emacs Libvterm is a free, open-source developer tool for Linux. Emacs-libvterm (vterm) is fully-fledged terminal emulator inside GNU Emacs based on libvterm, a C library. It has 2,001 GitHub stars and is released under the GPL-3.0 license. Its source code is on GitHub at akermu/emacs-libvterm.
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About Emacs Libvterm
Emacs-libvterm (vterm) is fully-fledged terminal emulator inside GNU Emacs based on libvterm, a C library. As a result of using compiled code (instead of elisp), emacs-libvterm is fully capable, fast, and it can seamlessly handle large outputs.
Install Emacs Libvterm
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Is Emacs Libvterm free and open source?
Yes. Emacs Libvterm's source code is public on GitHub under the GPL-3.0 license, which is OSI-approved or FSF-free, so you can use, copy and change it for free.
How do I install Emacs Libvterm?
Snap: snap install emacs. The commands are on this page.
Is Emacs Libvterm still maintained?
The repository's most recent commit was on Sep 14, 2026. appsgit only lists apps whose repository had a commit in the last six months.