Show HN: Stećak – a lightweight terminal inspired by Bosnian medieval tombstones

Category: devtools

Tags: terminal-emulator, gpu-rendering, rust, cross-platform, performance

Score: 6.5/10 (Innovation: 5, Technical: 8, Documentation: 8, Utility: 5)

Stećak is a GPU-accelerated terminal emulator written in Rust, focusing on speed, low memory usage, and features like ligatures, splits, and Sixel images. It achieves impressive benchmark results (e.g., 141 ms on vtebench) and provides detailed architectural explanations, though it is still in alpha with limited cross-platform maturity.

Target audience: developers, devops, command-line power users

Repository: https://github.com/alminisl/stecak · Rust · MIT · 1 stars

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