Why I switched from iTerm2 to Alacritty, and how to configure Alacritty

I switched from iTerm2 to Alacritty for 3 reasons

1. I don't like the way the configuration is managed in iTerm
2. I don't like all the built in stuff that iTerm has, like tabs, the built-in
tmux integration, profiles, etc.
3. I forgot to mention this in the video, but another HUGE reason, is that I can only use iTerm in macOS, I want a terminal emulator that I can use in macOS, Linux or even Windows (god forbid), using the same configuration across OSs

Don't get me wrong, I love iTerm, I used it for many years and it works
wonderfully, it's just not for me anymore

If you're just getting started and don't know how to install Alacritty, I left the instructions in my blogpost
https://linkarzu.com/posts/2024-macos...

Here's a link to my Alacritty configuration file and the rest of my dotfiles
https://github.com/linkarzu/dotfiles-...

If you want to know more about tmux, I have a video
   • 08 - What is tmux and how to use it i...  

You want to learn more about the yabai window manager and set your terminal transparent?
   • 09 - Transparent terminal with yabai ...  

Alternate between the last 2 tmux sessions or neovim buffers
   • Alternate between the last 2 tmux ses...  

0:00 - Video start
0:10 - iterm preferences in GUI
0:52 - iTerm preferences in terminal
1:22 - iTerm preferences in GUI
2:17 - Alacritty configuration file overview
3:00 - Reason 2
3:30 - Change Alacritty settings 1
5:23 - RECOMMENDATION tmux video
5:40 - RECOMMENDATION alternate between tmux sessions
6:03 - Change alacritty settings 2
7:29 - RECOMMENDATION yabai video
8:00 - Other files including themes
9:00 - You wanna know about kitty?