alacritty

This repository contains my sensible defaults for alacritty.

Prerequisites

JetBrainsMono Nerd Font

This configuration uses JetBrainsMono Nerd Font. Install it based on your operating system:

macOS

brew tap homebrew/cask-fonts
brew install --cask font-jetbrains-mono-nerd-font

Debian/Ubuntu

sudo apt update
sudo apt install -y wget unzip
wget https://github.com/ryanoasis/nerd-fonts/releases/latest/download/JetBrainsMono.zip
sudo mkdir -p /usr/share/fonts/truetype/jetbrains-mono
sudo unzip JetBrainsMono.zip -d /usr/share/fonts/truetype/jetbrains-mono
sudo fc-cache -fv
rm JetBrainsMono.zip

Arch Linux

sudo pacman -S ttf-jetbrains-mono-nerd

Usage

The contents of this repository should be placed in your $HOME/.config.

git clone https://github.com/dotbrains/alacritty.git $HOME/.config/alacritty

Themes

This configuration includes multiple color themes:

• Nord - Arctic, north-bluish color palette
• Gruvbox - Retro groove color scheme with warm colors

Switching Themes

To switch themes, edit the import line in alacritty.toml:

# For Nord theme
import = [
    "~/.config/alacritty/theme/nord.toml"
]

# For Gruvbox theme
import = [
    "~/.config/alacritty/theme/gruvbox.toml"
]

After changing the theme, Alacritty will automatically reload the configuration.

License

This project is licensed under the PolyForm Shield License 1.0.0 -- see LICENSE for details.