iTerm2: Releases, patches & end-of-life
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Lifecycle guide for iTerm2 from George Nachman

All releases, patches, maintenance and support periods at a glance

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📅 Last update on 2026-03-06

What is iTerm2?

Automate product release and end-of-life managementiTerm2 is a powerful, open-source terminal emulator for macOS that serves as a feature-rich replacement for the default Terminal app. Developed and maintained by George Nachman, it is widely regarded as a must-have tool for developers due to its advanced capabilities like split panes, robust search functions, and "hotkey windows" for instant access. It also offers deep customization options, including support for 24-bit color, shell integration, and high-performance rendering, making it a highly efficient environment for both local development and remote server management.
 

The entire lifecycle of iTerm2

The following figure shows you the visualised product life cycle of iTerm2. You can see all releases with the latest patch version, the long-term support characteristics (orange flag in the green circle, the periods for version provision, maintenance and support.
iTerm2 (George Nachman) release, version and end-of-life information
XiTerm2 (George Nachman) release, version and end-of-life information
Figure: Release, patch and end-of-life cycle of product iTerm2 (George Nachman)
 

Facts and figures about iTerm2

Product
iTerm2
Vendor
George Nachman
Latest version
3.6.8
Number of releases
11
Number of versions
325
Number of unstable versions
180
Number of versions affected by CVE
87
Licence
GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE
 
 

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