Reviews for Kitty terminal
Login to ReviewRiley Moore
Mar 07, 2026A powerhouse terminal that just works beautifully
Kitty has completely transformed my terminal experience, especially for development work. The GPU acceleration makes everything feel instant, even with multiple tabs open and heavy terminal output. Features like font ligatures and smooth scrolling work perfectly out of the box, and the extensive configuration options let me fine-tune it exactly how I want.
Anna King
Mar 04, 2026Incredibly fast, but a steep learning curve
Kitty is a beast when it comes to performance and smooth scrolling, and the built-in ligatures and Unicode support are fantastic for developers. However, its configuration is entirely done through a text file with non-standard syntax, which can be confusing and frustrating to set up properly. While it's free and powerful, the complexity means it's not for beginners or those who prefer a GUI for settings.
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Kitty terminal
Kitty is a fast, GPU-based terminal emulator for Linux/macOS/Windows. It has features like ligatures, tabs, smooth scrolling and Unicode support …
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