Kitty – Feature-Rich Terminal

Kitty is a fast, feature-rich, GPU-based terminal emulator. It supports modern features like graphics, hyperlinks, and ligatures while maintaining excellent performance.

Key Features

• GPU Rendering: Hardware acceleration
• Graphics Protocol: Display images in terminal
• Ligatures: Programming font support
• Layouts: Splits and tabs built-in
• Remote Control: Scriptable via IPC

Installation

Install Kitty on Ubuntu:

curl -L https://sw.kovidgoyal.net/kitty/installer.sh | sh /dev/stdin
# Add to PATH
ln -s ~/.local/kitty.app/bin/kitty ~/.local/bin/

Usage Examples

Configure in ~/.config/kitty/kitty.conf:

font_family      JetBrains Mono
font_size        12.0
background_opacity 0.95

# Tab bar
tab_bar_style powerline

# Keyboard shortcuts
map ctrl+shift+t new_tab
map ctrl+shift+n new_window

# Colors
include themes/dracula.conf

Benefits

Kitty combines speed with rich features. Its image display protocol enables new terminal workflows while built-in layouts reduce dependency on tmux.

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