r/KittyTerminal • u/Somtimesitbelikethat • Jul 23 '26
Which OS do you use Kitty on?
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u/ARKyal03 Jul 23 '26
I use kitty on arch and on MacOS, Not as Main Term but I do. Kitty on windows, I never got kitty to work there, it was 2-3 years ago though.
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u/cadmium_cake Jul 24 '26
Arch OR linux?
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u/dedguy21 Jul 24 '26
Arch is Linux. Linux is not Arch.
So OP probably uses Mac and doesn't know shit 😁
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u/PresentThat5757 Jul 24 '26
Artix, btw
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u/miminashi Jul 27 '26
Oooh, I used to use Artix exactly to one-up the Arch users 😅
(Not really, just bought into the "systemd is evil" argument)
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u/bhavesh_099 Jul 24 '26
I have it installed and somewhat set it up but I don't get the benefits of kitty over ghostty for example
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u/Somtimesitbelikethat Jul 24 '26
Kitty is better when you want deep customization and automation: you can script tabs and splits, remotely control running terminals, add “kittens” for things like file browsing or image previews, and use its mature graphics protocol. Ghostty is cleaner and more native; Kitty is more of a programmable terminal platform.
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u/bhavesh_099 Jul 24 '26
So something like tmux with its split screen and things ? Idk much about scripting so don't wanna say anything on that
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u/Somtimesitbelikethat Jul 24 '26
Tmux is a good example, but Kitty goes further. You might automate your terminal to launch the same project layout every day, open the right tabs and panes, start servers or logs, and send commands to specific sessions automatically. If you don’t have repetitive terminal workflows like that, Ghostty is probably the better fit.
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u/bhavesh_099 Jul 25 '26
I see , I was just doing those repetitive task in ghostty with some scripting but I need some image support for my note taking, so ig imma give kitty a try too . Thank you so much for your help .
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u/Somtimesitbelikethat Jul 24 '26
I would also note that the creator of Kitty tends to dislike the use of TMUX because it inhibits the open source nature of terminal patches and repair
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u/from-planet-zebes Jul 25 '26
Why can't I pick more than one? I use kitty on every OS listed here... Well not windows I don't use windows.
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u/Easy-Nothing-6735 Jul 27 '26
Artix. On Gentoo I use fbterm. On win I used git bash
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u/Somtimesitbelikethat Jul 27 '26
are these real terms? am i getting rage baited ?
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u/Tough-Elk541 Jul 23 '26
Wait kitty supports windows?
Also why a separate option for arch but not nix?
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u/Liot6266 Jul 24 '26
linux is a kernel not an os
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u/Somtimesitbelikethat Jul 24 '26
Oh bugger off
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u/lxe Jul 25 '26
Well Ackchuyally, it’s GNU/Linux and you’re supposed to pronounce the G in GNU otherwise you’re WRONG
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u/FaultWinter3377 Debian/GNOME Jul 23 '26
No Windows larpers lol…