Kitty vs. Terminal.app

Feature Kitty Terminal.app
Kitty Logo Terminal.app Logo
Tagline Cross-platform, fast, feature-rich, GPU based terminal. An app for advanced users and developers with direct CLI communication to macOS.
Website https://sw.kovidgoyal.net/kitty/ https://support.apple.com/en-gb/guide/terminal/welcome/mac
Language
python
objective-c
Date Created October 22, 2017 January 1, 1991
Platform
macos
bsd
linux
macos
File Size ~15 MB ~7 MB
Image / Terminal Graphics Protocol Support Yes No
Sixel Support No No
Hardware
Acceleration
Yes Yes
Source Code Availability Open Source (GPL-3) Proprietary Software
Source Code https://github.com/kovidgoyal/kitty/ N/A
Development State
active
active

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