# Kitty

A fast, GPU-accelerated terminal that stays scriptable and cross-platform.

HTML: https://softbests.com/software/kitty
Markdown: https://softbests.com/software/kitty.md
Website: https://sw.kovidgoyal.net/kitty/

- Category: [Terminal](https://softbests.com/category/terminal)
- Pricing: Open source
- Platforms: macOS, Linux

## Best for

Terminal-heavy developers who want speed, tabs, and layouts without an account or AI layer.

## Why it deserves attention

Kitty renders with the GPU and supports tabs, arbitrary layouts, ligatures, images in the terminal, and a remote-control protocol that lets scripts drive windows. Configuration lives in one plain-text file, and its kitten helper covers tasks like diffing, hyperlinks, and SSH. It is GPL-3.0 with 35,000 GitHub stars and active releases on macOS and Linux. It is deliberately not an AI terminal and has no Windows build, so it suits people who want a fast blank canvas.

## Can replace

- [iTerm2](https://softbests.com/software/iterm2)
- macOS Terminal

## Related and alternatives

- [Ghostty](https://softbests.com/software/ghostty)
- [tmux](https://softbests.com/software/tmux)