kitty 0.50.0 for Mac
Mac Utilitieskitty is a terminal emulator created by Kovid Goyal, the developer behind calibre. It renders text with the graphics card instead of the processor alone, which keeps scrolling and output smooth even when a build or a log is printing thousands of lines. It suits programmers and power users who live in the terminal and want speed, tabs and layouts they can shape to their own habits. kitty is free and open source.
Key Features
- GPU based rendering for fast, smooth text output and scrolling
- Tabs, windows and many tiling layouts inside one window
- Kittens, a set of small tools for tasks like viewing images in the terminal
- A graphics protocol that lets programs show images right in the terminal
- Remote control from scripts and the command line
- One plain text config file that controls fonts, colors and shortcuts
How to Download
The project site carries the official macOS build as a signed app bundle. Download it, open the disk image and drag kitty into your Applications folder. Download from the official site The same page links to full documentation, so you can read about layouts and the config file before or after you install.
FAQ
Is kitty free? Yes. kitty is free and open source software, released under the GPL license, with the full source code published by the project.
Does kitty work only on Mac? No. kitty also runs on Linux and other Unix like systems, and the config file travels well between machines.
What are kittens? Kittens are small helper programs that ship with kitty. They add jobs like an image viewer, a color picker and a diff viewer inside the terminal.
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