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kitty vs COSMIC Terminal: catalog facts
kitty	COSMIC Terminal
Free Free and open source under the GPL.	Free Free and open source.
macOS, Linux	Linux
Inline image display through its own graphics protocol Kittens add diffing, hints, remote control and SSH integration	GPU rendering with wgpu, plus a fallback renderer Font ligatures and bidirectional text
No Windows build Configuration is a text file with no graphical settings	Designed for the COSMIC desktop on Linux Younger than long-established Linux terminals
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-3.0	License not stated
Not stated if an account is needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 24, 2026

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