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### I have a bug! / Something isn't working
1. Search the issue tracker and discussions for similar issues. Tip: also
search for [closed issues] and [discussions] — your issue might have already
been fixed!
2. If your issue hasn't been reported already, open an ["Issue Triage" discussion]
and make sure to fill in the template **completely**. They are vital for
maintainers to figure out important details about your setup. Because of
this, please make sure that you _only_ use the "Issue Triage" category for
reporting bugs — thank you!
First, search the issue tracker and discussions for similar issues. Tip: also
search for [closed issues] and [discussions] — your issue might have already
been fixed!
> [!NOTE]
>
> If there is an _open_ issue or discussion that matches your problem,
> **please do not comment on it unless you have valuable insight to add**.
>
> GitHub has a very _noisy_ set of default notification settings which
> sends an email to _every participant_ in an issue/discussion every time
> someone adds a comment. Instead, use the handy upvote button for discussions,
> and/or emoji reactions on both discussions and issues, which are a visible
> yet non-disruptive way to show your support.
If your issue hasn't been reported already, open an ["Issue Triage"] discussion
and make sure to fill in the template **completely**. They are vital for
maintainers to figure out important details about your setup.
> [!WARNING]
>
> A _very_ common mistake is to file a bug report either as a Q&A or a Feature
> Request. **Please don't do this.** Otherwise, maintainers would have to ask
> for your system information again manually, and sometimes they will even ask
> you to create a new discussion because of how few detailed information is
> required for other discussion types compared to Issue Triage.
>
> Because of this, please make sure that you _only_ use the "Issue Triage"
> category for reporting bugs — thank you!
[closed issues]: https://github.com/ghostty-org/ghostty/issues?q=is%3Aissue%20state%3Aclosed
[discussions]: https://github.com/ghostty-org/ghostty/discussions?discussions_q=is%3Aclosed
["Issue Triage" discussion]: https://github.com/ghostty-org/ghostty/discussions/new?category=issue-triage
["Issue Triage"]: https://github.com/ghostty-org/ghostty/discussions/new?category=issue-triage
### I have an idea for a feature
Open a discussion in the ["Feature Requests, Ideas" category](https://github.com/ghostty-org/ghostty/discussions/new?category=feature-requests-ideas).
Like bug reports, first search through both issues and discussions and try to
find if your feature has already been requested. Otherwise, open a discussion
in the ["Feature Requests, Ideas"] category.
["Feature Requests, Ideas"]: https://github.com/ghostty-org/ghostty/discussions/new?category=feature-requests-ideas
### I've implemented a feature
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3. If you want to live dangerously, open a pull request and
[hope for the best](#pull-requests-implement-an-issue).
### I have a question
### I have a question which is neither a bug report nor a feature request
Open an [Q&A discussion], or join our [Discord Server] and ask away in the
`#help` channel.
`#help` forum channel.
Do not use the `#terminals` or `#development` channels to ask for help —
those are for general discussion about terminals and Ghostty development
respectively. If you do ask a question there, you will be redirected to
`#help` instead.
> [!NOTE]
> If your question is about a missing feature, please open a discussion under
> the ["Feature Requests, Ideas"] category. If Ghostty is behaving
> unexpectedly, use the ["Issue Triage"] category.
>
> The "Q&A" category is strictly for other kinds of discussions and do not
> require detailed information unlike the two other categories, meaning that
> maintainers would have to spend the extra effort to ask for basic information
> if you submit a bug report under this category.
>
> Therefore, please **pay attention to the category** before opening
> discussions to save us all some time and energy. Thank you!
[Q&A discussion]: https://github.com/ghostty-org/ghostty/discussions/new?category=q-a
[Discord Server]: https://discord.gg/ghostty