Kitty

Kitty is a fast GPU based terminal editor that allows you to offload rendering to the GPU for lower system load. Kitty works on Linux and macOS and uses OpenGL for rendering which makes it portable to other platforms similar to Unix.

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Offloads rendering to the GPU for lower system load and buttery smooth scrolling
Supports all modern terminal features
Can be controlled from scripts or the shell prompt, even over SSH.
Supports startup sessions
Cross-platform
Multiple copy/paste buffers

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GNU General Public License version 3.0 (GPLv3)

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burke-rs Posted 2021-11-06

Best possible for my purposes. Configurability saves the day.
ingrownmink4 Posted 2021-05-17

I love it!

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Operating Systems

Mac, Windows

Registered

2019-11-21

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