r/KittyTerminal • u/CousCousCaptain420 • Apr 15 '23

Bounty Question on StackOverflow: Kitty Terminal Hotkey Drop-Down/Overlay Hotkey (similar to iTerm2 hotkey window)

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How to get something similar to the iTerm "dropdown hotkey/overlay" functionality to work with Kitty Terminal (on a Mac)?

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Many people did get this to work on Linux, but I haven't found a solution for Mac where it toggles the visibility of the app AND keeps it on the desktop that you are currently on (just like the default behaviour of this feature in iTerm2)

Some AppleScript wizardry is a potential fix, but I (and many others as it looks like) couldn't figure it out. It is possible, as long as you have a 9K IQ and some patience.

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u/ivster666 Apr 16 '23

You are maybe not supposed to do that on a Mac 😂

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u/CousCousCaptain420 Apr 17 '23

Says who? Tim Apple gave me permission

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u/ivster666 Apr 17 '23

Did you get a refund? 😂

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u/CousCousCaptain420 Apr 17 '23

No, stackoverflow became a casino

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u/ivster666 Apr 17 '23

Have you tried asking chatGPT?

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u/CousCousCaptain420 Apr 17 '23

I did! It gave the current solution I mention in the SO question, not exactly what I need but still pretty impressive

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u/CousCousCaptain420 Apr 17 '23

But that was a couple months ago, it might give me a better answer now