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Apr 29, 2026 · Industry Insights

Why the 52k‑Star Ghostty Is Leaving GitHub After 18 Years

Ghostty, the popular open‑source terminal with over 52 000 stars, is migrating away from GitHub because frequent platform outages—especially a two‑hour GitHub Actions failure—have crippled the maintainer’s workflow, prompting a broader developer backlash over GitHub’s shift toward AI‑driven growth at the expense of reliability.