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Desktop App

kitty

A fast, feature-rich terminal that uses your graphics card.

Visit kitty4.6

  • Rating

    4.6 / 5

  • Pricing

    Free

  • Difficulty

    Intermediate

  • Works on

    macOS, Linux

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What is kitty?

kitty is a fast, feature-rich, cross-platform, GPU-based terminal. The project has its own website, a FAQ, and community discussions on GitHub and Reddit. It is aimed at people who spend much of their day in the terminal.

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Pros: what kitty does well

  • Fast and rich in features
  • Actively maintained with a clear website and FAQ
  • Free and open source

Cons: where it falls short

  • Aimed at terminal users
  • Takes time to learn all options

Who kitty is for

Heavy terminal users who want a modern, configurable terminal.

Who can skip it

People who rarely open a terminal.

kitty alternatives

Not sold on kitty? These do a similar job, and each card says what it has in common.

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Atuin

Focus: shell history and sync. Shares terminal and command line with kitty. Adds Windows. Rated 4.7 (kitty: 4.6).

Desktop AppFreemacOS, Linux
4.7Visit

WezTerm

Focus: multiplexer. Shares terminal and command line with kitty. Adds Windows. Rated 4.5 (kitty: 4.6).

Desktop AppFreemacOS, Windows
4.5Visit

btop

Focus: system monitor and processes. Shares terminal and open source with kitty. Adds Offline. Rated 4.7 (kitty: 4.6).

Desktop AppFreemacOS, Linux
4.7Visit

bottom

Focus: system monitor, processes and performance. Shares terminal and open source with kitty. Adds Windows. Rated 4.5 (kitty: 4.6).

Desktop AppFreemacOS, Windows
4.5Visit

Glances

Focus: system monitor, dashboard and performance. Shares command line and open source with kitty. Adds Windows. Rated 4.5 (kitty: 4.6).

Desktop AppFreemacOS, Windows
4.5Visit

Free alternatives to kitty

Want to spend nothing? These free picks cover similar ground.

zoxide

Focus: navigation and shell. Shares terminal and command line with kitty. Adds Windows. Rated 4.7 (kitty: 4.6).

Desktop AppFreemacOS, Linux
4.7Visit

Broot

Focus: file manager and navigation. Shares terminal and command line with kitty. Adds Windows. Rated 4.5 (kitty: 4.6).

Desktop AppFreemacOS, Windows
4.5Visit

lazydocker

Focus: docker, containers and terminal ui. Shares open source and github with kitty. Adds Windows. Same 4.6 rating.

Desktop AppFreemacOS, Windows
4.6Visit

Ulauncher

Focus: app launcher, linux and fuzzy search. Shares open source and github with kitty. Adds Offline. Rated 4.5 (kitty: 4.6).

Desktop AppFreeLinux, Offline
4.5Visit

Ghostty

Focus: emulator, zig and native. Shares terminal and gpu with kitty. Rated 4.9 (kitty: 4.6).

Desktop AppFreemacOS, Linux
4.9Visit
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