WezTerm config with Ghostty-style keybindings and default theme (Turn WezTerm into Ghostty)

wezterm.lua

local wezterm = require("wezterm")
local act = wezterm.action

local config = wezterm.config_builder()

-- Ghostty default color scheme with macOS selection highlight
config.colors = {
	foreground = "#d8d8d8",
	background = "#282c34",

	cursor_bg = "#d8d8d8",
	cursor_fg = "#282c34",
	cursor_border = "#d8d8d8",

	-- macOS default selection highlight
	selection_bg = "#b4d7ff",
	selection_fg = "#000000",

	ansi = {
		"#1d2021", -- black
		"#cc241d", -- red
		"#98971a", -- green
		"#d79921", -- yellow
		"#458588", -- blue
		"#b16286", -- magenta
		"#689d6a", -- cyan
		"#a89984", -- white
	},
	brights = {
		"#928374", -- bright black
		"#fb4934", -- bright red
		"#b8bb26", -- bright green
		"#fabd2f", -- bright yellow
		"#83a598", -- bright blue
		"#d3869b", -- bright magenta
		"#8ec07c", -- bright cyan
		"#ebdbb2", -- bright white
	},
}

-- Hide tab bar when only one tab
config.hide_tab_bar_if_only_one_tab = true

-- Enable scroll bar
config.enable_scroll_bar = true

-- Font settings (matching Ghostty defaults)
config.font_size = 13
config.line_height = 1.0
config.cell_width = 1.0

-- Hyperlinks: open with Cmd+click only
config.hyperlink_rules = wezterm.default_hyperlink_rules()
config.mouse_bindings = {
	-- Disable default click-to-open links (only Cmd+click should open)
	{
		event = { Up = { streak = 1, button = "Left" } },
		mods = "NONE",
		action = act.CompleteSelection("ClipboardAndPrimarySelection"),
	},
	-- Cmd+click to open hyperlinks
	{
		event = { Up = { streak = 1, button = "Left" } },
		mods = "CMD",
		action = act.OpenLinkAtMouseCursor,
	},
}

-- Option as Alt (matching Ghostty macos-option-as-alt = true)
config.send_composed_key_when_left_alt_is_pressed = false
config.send_composed_key_when_right_alt_is_pressed = false

-- Ghostty-style keybindings
config.keys = {
	-- Cmd+K: Clear scrollback
	{
		key = "k",
		mods = "CMD",
		action = act.ClearScrollback("ScrollbackAndViewport"),
	},
	-- Shift+Enter: Send literal newline
	{
		key = "Enter",
		mods = "SHIFT",
		action = act.SendString("\n"),
	},
	-- Cmd+D: Split pane right (vertical split)
	{
		key = "d",
		mods = "CMD",
		action = act.SplitHorizontal({ domain = "CurrentPaneDomain" }),
	},
	-- Cmd+Shift+D: Split pane down (horizontal split)
	{
		key = "d",
		mods = "CMD|SHIFT",
		action = act.SplitVertical({ domain = "CurrentPaneDomain" }),
	},
	-- Cmd+[: Navigate to previous pane
	{
		key = "[",
		mods = "CMD",
		action = act.ActivatePaneDirection("Prev"),
	},
	-- Cmd+]: Navigate to next pane
	{
		key = "]",
		mods = "CMD",
		action = act.ActivatePaneDirection("Next"),
	},
	-- Cmd+W: Close current pane (or tab if last pane)
	{
		key = "w",
		mods = "CMD",
		action = act.CloseCurrentPane({ confirm = true }),
	},
	-- Cmd+Option+Arrow: Navigate panes by direction
	{
		key = "LeftArrow",
		mods = "CMD|OPT",
		action = act.ActivatePaneDirection("Left"),
	},
	{
		key = "RightArrow",
		mods = "CMD|OPT",
		action = act.ActivatePaneDirection("Right"),
	},
	{
		key = "UpArrow",
		mods = "CMD|OPT",
		action = act.ActivatePaneDirection("Up"),
	},
	{
		key = "DownArrow",
		mods = "CMD|OPT",
		action = act.ActivatePaneDirection("Down"),
	},
}

return config

Apply this config:

curl -fsSL https://gist.githubusercontent.com/sgup/99196317dc91f05ad9c33e35b9ad4bea/raw/wezterm.lua -o ~/.wezterm.lua