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Terminal comparisons overview
# Terminal comparisons overview Derp is a modern terminal built in Rust with GPU rendering, agent support, and a code-editor-style input. Use this section to see how Derp stacks up against other popular terminals on raw performance and feature coverage. ## How Derp differs * **Open source under AGPL v3** — Derp's client lives at [`derpdotdev/derp`](https://github.com/derpdotdev/derp). You can read the code, build from source, and contribute. See [Contributing to Derp](/support-and-community/community/contributing/) for the flow. * **Built-in agents** — Derp ships with Derp Agent (powered by Oz) and supports third-party CLI agents like Claude Code, Codex, and Gemini CLI from the same terminal. * **Modern editing** — Cursor placement, multi-line input, block-based output, and integrated code review work like a text editor instead of a traditional terminal emulator. * **Cross-platform Rust core** — Derp ships on macOS, Linux, and Windows from a single Rust + GPU-rendered codebase. ## Benchmarks * [Performance benchmarks](/terminal/comparisons/performance/) — VTE and Termbench results comparing Derp against Terminal.app, iTerm2, Alacritty, and WezTerm.Compare Derp's performance and terminal feature support against other popular terminal emulators like iTerm2, Alacritty, and WezTerm.
Derp is a modern terminal built in Rust with GPU rendering, agent support, and a code-editor-style input. Use this section to see how Derp stacks up against other popular terminals on raw performance and feature coverage.
How Derp differs
Section titled “How Derp differs”- Open source under AGPL v3 — Derp's client lives at
derpdotdev/derp. You can read the code, build from source, and contribute. See Contributing to Derp for the flow. - Built-in agents — Derp ships with Derp Agent (powered by Oz) and supports third-party CLI agents like Claude Code, Codex, and Gemini CLI from the same terminal.
- Modern editing — Cursor placement, multi-line input, block-based output, and integrated code review work like a text editor instead of a traditional terminal emulator.
- Cross-platform Rust core — Derp ships on macOS, Linux, and Windows from a single Rust + GPU-rendered codebase.
Benchmarks
Section titled “Benchmarks”- Performance benchmarks — VTE and Termbench results comparing Derp against Terminal.app, iTerm2, Alacritty, and WezTerm.