kitten(1)

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Name

kitten - Fast, statically compiled implementations of various kittens (command line tools for use with kitty)

Usage

kitten command [command options] [command args]

Description

kitten serves as a launcher for running individual kittens. Each kitten can be run as kitten command. The list of available kittens is given below.

Commands

@
Control kitty remotely. See:
ask
Ask the user for input. See:
choose-files
Choose files, fast. See:
choose-fonts
Choose the fonts used in kitty. See:
clipboard
Copy/paste with the system clipboard, even over SSH. See:
command-palette
Browse and trigger keyboard shortcuts and actions. See:
desktop-ui
Implement various desktop components for use with lightweight compositors/window managers on Linux. See:
diff
Pretty, side-by-side diffing of files and images. See:
dnd
Perform drag and drop operations, even over SSH. See:
edit-in-kitty
Edit a file in a kitty overlay window. See:
hints
Select text from screen with keyboard. See:
hyperlinked-grep
Add hyperlinks to the output of ripgrep. See:
icat
Display images in the terminal. See:
mouse-demo
Demo the mouse handling kitty implements for terminal programs. See:
notify
Send notifications to the user. See:
panel
Use a command line program to draw a GPU accelerated panel on your desktop. See:
query-terminal
Query the terminal for various capabilities. See:
quick-access-terminal
A quick access terminal window that you can bring up instantly with a keypress or a command.. See:
run-shell
Run the user's shell with shell integration enabled. See:
show-key
Show the codes generated by the terminal for key presses in various keyboard modes. See:
ssh
Truly convenient SSH. See:
themes
Manage kitty color schemes easily. See:
transfer
Transfer files easily over the TTY device. See:
unicode-input
Browse and select unicode characters by name. See:
update-self
Update this kitten binary. See:

Get help for an individual command by running:

kitten command -h

Options

--version [=no]
The current kitten version.
--help, -h [=no]
Show help for this command
June 15, 2026 0.47.4