kovidgoyal /kitty
If you live in the terminal, kitty is made for you! Cross-platform, fast, feature-rich, GPU based.
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= 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"]
Top issues
#1990Issue with custom XKB keymap31 comments · 2019-09-22#8533[RFC] Specifying how terminals process Unicode text17 comments · 2025-04-12#2109BiDirectional text support17 comments · 2019-11-01#8147make `cursor_trail` work on the same command prompt only10 comments · 2024-12-21#10809[RFC] Help test the new Vulkan and Metal GPU drivers in kitty9 comments · 2026-11-05#10739Option for the IME pre-edit style (macOS dictation shows whole sentences in italic dashed underline)1 comments · 2026-10-25#10534Native split panes for Claude Code agent teams (tmux-compatible shim over kitty remote control)1 comments · 2026-09-25#10822macOS: Flickering artifacts when other windows overlap kitty with background blur enabled0 comments · 2026-11-08
Discussions
#10823“Copied to clipboard” pop-up Kitty can’t show0 comments · 2026-11-08#10821Kitty taking over the workspace on startup even though I didn't ask it to1 comments · 2026-11-08#10818Repetition of the name. Why?2 comments · 2026-11-06#10804Why is max_tab_length reduced by 1 for vertical tab bars?1 comments · 2026-11-04#10803Kitty notification focus issue3 comments · 2026-11-04#10707ctrl+tab tab behavior1 comments · 2026-10-20#10706How to rename session file name with save_as_session ?1 comments · 2026-10-20#10696Title not updating when entering nvim1 comments · 2026-10-19
Latest release
version 0.50.0 v0.50.0 2026-11-03Release version 0.50.0. For changelog, see https://sw.kovidgoyal.net/kitty/changelog/detailed-list-of-changes GPG key used for signing tarballs is: https://calibre-ebook.com/signatures/kovid.gpg