Install
ezTerm ships as a single self-contained binary — no installer required.
Download the archive for your platform from the latest release:
| Platform | Archive |
|---|---|
| Windows x86_64 | ezterm-windows-x86_64.tar.xz |
| Linux x86_64 | ezterm-linux-x86_64.tar.xz |
| Linux aarch64 | ezterm-linux-aarch64.tar.xz |
| macOS aarch64 | ezterm-macos-aarch64.tar.xz |
Extract, then run the ezterm (or ezterm.exe) binary inside.
Runtime requirements
Section titled “Runtime requirements”Windows
Section titled “Windows”The release tarball bundles VcXsrv in a vcxsrv/ subfolder next to ezterm.exe, so X11 forwarding works out of the box. To use a system install instead, delete the bundled folder and install VcXsrv at %ProgramFiles%\VcXsrv\.
Needs webkit2gtk-4.1 and libssl (match the build host’s versions). On Debian/Ubuntu:
sudo apt install libwebkit2gtk-4.1-0 libssl3Apple Silicon only at present. No extra deps.
First run
Section titled “First run”Launch the binary. You’ll be prompted to set a master password — this unlocks the encrypted credential vault. Pick something memorable; there’s no recovery path (see vault docs).
After that, the first-connect walkthrough covers creating your first SSH session.