Ghostty’s Quake-like Console

One of my favorite Ghostty features is the quick terminal — a Quake-style drop-down console that slides in from the top of the screen on demand.

To enable it, add this to your Ghostty config:

keybind = global:cmd+grave_accent=toggle_quick_terminal
quick-terminal-size = 65%

Press cmd + ` to toggle it open and closed. The session persists between toggles.

Full docs: toggle_quick_terminal

(The ANSI art in the video is from ansimotd, a shell plugin that displays a random piece of ANSI art when you open a terminal. Read more about it here.)