Feature Request: Add Dedicated Hotkey Window (iTerm2-style)

[HwangTaehyun]

Hi! 👋

I've been a huge fan of iTerm2's Dedicated Hotkey Window feature — especially the "Floating window" option that lets the terminal appear above fullscreen apps. It's become an essential part of my workflow, and I was really hoping to have something similar in Ghostty.

Problem

Currently, the quick terminal cannot appear over fullscreen apps (e.g., a browser in fullscreen mode with Ctrl+Cmd+F). For users who work primarily in fullscreen mode, this means they have to exit fullscreen every time they want to use the quick terminal.

Proposed Solution

Add a new configuration option quick-terminal-floating that, when enabled, sets the quick terminal window level to .screenSaver instead of .floating. This allows the quick terminal to overlay fullscreen applications on macOS.

# Enable floating mode to appear above fullscreen apps
quick-terminal-floating = true

Implementation

I've already implemented this feature and opened a PR: #10607

The implementation:

• Added quick-terminal-floating bool option to Config.zig
• Added Swift binding in Ghostty.Config.swift
• Modified QuickTerminalController.swift to use .screenSaver window level when floating is enabled

I'd be grateful if you could take a look when you have time. Please let me know if there are any changes needed or if this approach aligns with Ghostty's design philosophy.

Thank you for creating such an amazing terminal emulator! 🙏

[pluiedev]

Please stop commenting with +1 comments as they only create noise. Use the upvote button.
See #6937