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Ghostty vs kitty: catalog facts
Ghostty	kitty
Free Free and open source under the MIT licence, created by Mitchell Hashimoto.	Free Free and open source under the GPL.
macOS, Linux	macOS, Linux
GPU rendering with genuinely native window chrome on each platform Very thorough terminal emulation, including the awkward edge cases	Inline image display through its own graphics protocol Kittens add diffing, hints, remote control and SSH integration
No Windows build Younger than the alternatives, with a smaller body of shared configuration	No Windows build Configuration is a text file with no graphical settings
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: MIT	License: GPL-3.0
No account needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 21, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026

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