Witty Terminal 💡

Witty is a modern, AI-powered terminal emulator built with Python, Qt6/QtQuick, and Rust.

"Terminal with a brain"

Features

• 🚀 High Performance - Powered by libghostty for rendering
• 🤖 AI Integration - Intelligent command assistance and auto-completion
• 🎨 Modern UI - Built with Qt6 Quick/QML for a beautiful interface
• 🔧 Hybrid Architecture - Python for rapid development, Rust for performance-critical paths
• 🌍 Cross-platform - Linux, macOS, and Windows support

Architecture

┌─────────────────────────────────────┐
│  Python (PySide6/QtQuick)           │
│  • UI Layer                         │
│  • Business Logic                   │
│  • Configuration                    │
└─────────────────────────────────────┘
            ↕ PyO3
┌─────────────────────────────────────┐
│  Rust Core                          │
│  • PTY Processing                   │
│  • Performance Optimization         │
│  • Data Bridge                      │
└─────────────────────────────────────┘
            ↕ FFI
┌─────────────────────────────────────┐
│  libghostty                         │
│  • Terminal Rendering               │
│  • Font Engine                      │
│  • VT Parser                        │
└─────────────────────────────────────┘

Tech Stack

• UI Framework: Qt6 Quick (QML) + PySide6
• Core Engine: libghostty v1.3.1+
• Performance Layer: Rust (PyO3)
• Terminal Backend: libghostty-vt

Quick Start

# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/yourusername/witty.git
cd witty

# Install dependencies
pip install -r requirements.txt

# Run
python -m witty

Development Status

🚧 Early Development - This project is currently in the planning/prototyping phase.

License

MIT License - see LICENSE for details.

Inspiration

Witty is inspired by:

• Ghostty - High-performance terminal emulator
• Alacritty - GPU-accelerated terminal
• Kitty - GPU-based terminal

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit a Pull Request.

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Witty Terminal - Speed meets intelligence 💡