#8Rank now –
#1Peak rank
3Days on list
428Score · 7d
Nov 6, 2026First seen
Rank · 7 days
On Lobsters
creleasezig
- Score
- 164
- Comments
- 8
- Submitted by
- dgv
- Tags
- c, release, zig
- Site
- mitchellh.com
Story details from Lobsters ↗ · linked article on mitchellh.com.
Trending history
Libghostty 1.0 was first seen on Lobsters · Hottest on Nov 6, 2026. Since then it has appeared in 75 checks on 3 different days. Its best position was #1 of 25, reached on Nov 7, 04:51 UTC. It is #8 right now, holding steady at #8 over the last 6 checks. The same link also trended on Hacker News, which raises its cross-platform score.
Rank history
Position on Lobsters · Hottest at every check (lower is better).
Last 14 days
Best rank per day (UTC).
20
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4
Oct 26today
Metric history
▲ as reported by Lobsters.
Where it trended
| List | Best | Days | Checks | Last seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lobsters · Hottest | #1 | 3 | 75 | |
| YHacker News · Front page Libghostty 1.0 | same link | |||
From the discussion
A few top-level comments from Lobsters, shortened. Read the full thread on Lobsters.
The stability layer exists at the C ABI level: any churn on the Zig side is completely opaque becuase it's all abstracted away behind the C layer which is what consumers will actually use.
I predict that in 5 years time 95% of terminal sessions will be on libghostty using their extended command set. Microsoft will decry this monoculture and try to get people to use their terminal emulator. IBM will buy libghostty and start charging enterprise licence fees for using those extended commands.
Wow this is a major milestone, congrats! What is Zig used for in the library? For something so stable is the choice of Zig going to lead to friction when the language will have incompatible changes again?
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Questions
Is Libghostty 1.0 trending on Lobsters right now?
Yes. As of Nov 8, 13:21 UTC it is #8, holding steady at #8 over the last 6 checks.
What is the highest rank Libghostty 1.0 reached?
#1 on Lobsters · Hottest, on Nov 7, 04:51 UTC. Trendoday checks this list every 30 minutes.
How long has Libghostty 1.0 been trending?
It was first seen on Nov 6, 2026 and has been on the list on 3 days (75 checks) since.