foot

Foot is a terminal emulator designed to operate within Wayland display server environments on Linux. It utilizes server-side decoration and modern rendering techniques via OpenGL or Vulkan to draw text efficiently on the screen. The program is built to consume minimal system resources while offering support for standard terminal sequences, 24-bit true color, and sixel graphics. Configuration is handled through a plain text initialization file where users can define key bindings, color palettes, and font families.

Designed for integration with Wayland-native compositors, Foot avoids dependencies on X11 libraries to maintain a compact footprint. It includes a server-client mode that allows multiple terminal windows to share a single process, reducing memory overhead further. The application does not provide a graphical menu system for preferences, requiring direct text-file editing for adjustments. It serves users seeking a streamlined command-line interface tailored specifically for modern Linux display protocols.