Rio Terminal
Hardware-accelerated GPU terminal emulator designed to run on desktops and in browsers
Free · Open sourceLatest versionMac
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About Rio Terminal
Rio is a modern terminal built to run everywhere. It is a hardware-accelerated GPU terminal emulator written in Rust, designed to run on desktops and in browsers.
It is for developers and command line users who want a GPU-accelerated terminal. The project's demos show splits with a CRT effect on macOS, a blurred background on Linux, and Rio running on a Steam Deck.
Highlights
- Hardware-accelerated GPU terminal emulator
- Designed to run on desktops and in browsers
- Split panes, shown in the project demos
- Visual options shown in demos include a CRT effect and a blurred background
- Written in Rust
Description adapted from the project README.
- Version
- 0.5.28
- Updated
- Sep 17, 2026
- Size
- 17 MB
- License
- MIT License
Open source details
- Source code
- Exact source for v0.5.28
- Released
- Sep 17, 2026
- GitHub stars
- 7.6K
- Website
- rioterm.com
Community project. Help and bug reports go to the maintainers on GitHub; AppsXi does not provide support for this app.
License
PermissiveMIT License
Use, change and share it freely, including in closed source apps, as long as the copyright notice stays.
Read the full licenseHow this app was checked
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Signed by Hugo Amorim (V3V92VA6SS)
Apple Developer ID team V3V92VA6SS
Notarized by Apple
Hardened Runtime on
File matches the hash GitHub published
SHA-256 285f94c2e1a26523bc4c2433dc0dd52b9c10219be45ffe53dd6d849ce1e07868
No malware found
ClamAV 1.5.4 on Oct 13, 2026
Install and behavior test in a virtual machine: not run yet
Coming soon for all listings.
Versions
0.5.28checked
Checked Oct 13, 2026 · Mac
DMG · 17 MB
Questions about Rio Terminal
Is Rio Terminal free?
Yes. Rio Terminal is free and open source under the MIT License. AppsXi lists the maintainers' official release and does not charge for it.
Is Rio Terminal safe to download?
AppsXi downloads every version of Rio Terminal from the maintainers' official GitHub release and checks it before it is listed. For version 0.5.28 (checked Oct 13, 2026), the Mac download is signed by its developer and notarized by Apple, each file matches the checksum GitHub publishes for the release, byte for byte and a malware scan found nothing.
Does Rio Terminal run on Apple silicon Macs?
Yes. Rio Terminal has a native Apple silicon build, and it runs on Intel Macs too.
What does Rio Terminal need to run?
Rio Terminal needs macOS 10.15.7 or later.
Who makes Rio Terminal?
Rio Terminal is an open source project by Raphael Amorim on GitHub (raphamorim/rio). Help and bug reports go to its maintainers there.
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