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    kovidgoyal/kitty

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    If you live in the terminal, kitty is made for you! Cross-platform, fast, feature-rich, GPU based.

    graphics
    cli
    c
    go
    golang
    golang-application
    kitty
    Python
    GPL-3.0
    35.0K stars
    1.5K forks
    35.0K GitHub watchers
    Updated 9/22/2026
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    Use Cases & Benefits

    • Provides a fast, GPU-accelerated, cross-platform terminal emulator with rich features for command-line users.
    • Delivers high performance and advanced graphics capabilities by leveraging GPU rendering for smooth terminal operations.
    • Use for developers needing a responsive and customizable terminal environment on multiple operating systems.
    • Use for users requiring advanced terminal features like Unicode support, ligatures, and multiple font rendering.
    • Use for integrating terminal workflows with scripting and automation using its remote control and extensibility options.

    About kitty

    = kitty - the fast, feature-rich, cross-platform, GPU based terminal

    If you live in the terminal, kitty is made for you!

    See https://sw.kovidgoyal.net/kitty/[the kitty website].

    image:https://github.com/kovidgoyal/kitty/workflows/CI/badge.svg["Build status", link="https://github.com/kovidgoyal/kitty/actions?query=workflow%3ACI"]

    https://sw.kovidgoyal.net/kitty/faq/[Frequently Asked Questions]

    To ask other questions about kitty usage, use either the https://github.com/kovidgoyal/kitty/discussions/[discussions on GitHub] or the https://www.reddit.com/r/KittyTerminal[Reddit community]

    Packaging status in various repositories:

    image:https://repology.org/badge/vertical-allrepos/kitty-terminal.svg?columns=3&header=kitty["Packaging status", link="https://repology.org/project/kitty-terminal/versions"]

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