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+title = 'Mac Terminal.app vs iTerm2'
+date = 2024-08-05T08:02:00-04:00
+categories = 'Tech'
+tags = ["Terminal"]
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+Every once in awhile I wonder if I'm using an unnecessary 3rd party app when what
+comes built-in on macOS would be sufficient. Terminal.app is one such app - I've used
+[iTerm2] for many years, but I don't use a bunch of its features and every time I open
+its settings it feels like overkill.
+
+I was on my spouse's Mac over the weekend helping her get some things set up, used
+Terminal.app and was pretty happy with it, so I decided to try it on my Mac. Nope. It
+still only supports 256 colors, which I had forgotten. This post is here simply to
+remind me next time I get the bug to use this macOS built-in - just don't.
+
+To replicate this test, run this:
+
+```zsh
+curl -fsSLo ~/bin/color-spaces https://raw.githubusercontent.com/robertknight/konsole/master/tests/color-spaces.pl
+chmod u+x ~/bin/color-spaces
+color-spaces
+```
+
+## Terminal.app
+
+![Terminal.app colors](/assets/img/terminal-dot-app-colors.png)
+
+## iTerm2
+
+![iTerm2 colors](/assets/img/iterm2-colors.png)
+
+
+[iTerm2]: https://iterm2.com/