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Indie alternatives to kitty

4 products made by independent developers and small teams that do what kitty does, 4 of them with a free plan. Free and open-source options come first.

At a glance

The alternatives

1. Alacritty

Fast, minimal GPU-accelerated terminal

Alacritty is an OpenGL terminal emulator focused on performance and simplicity, configured with a TOML file.

Free · Mac, Windows, Linux · Website ↗

2. Ghostty

Fast, native, feature-rich terminal emulator

Ghostty is an open-source terminal emulator that uses platform-native UI and GPU acceleration.

Free · Mac, Linux · Website ↗

3. iTerm2

Feature-rich terminal replacement for macOS

iTerm2 is a free, open-source terminal for macOS with split panes, search, autocomplete, profiles and shell integration.

Free · Mac · Website ↗

4. WezTerm

GPU-accelerated terminal and multiplexer

WezTerm is a cross-platform terminal emulator and multiplexer configured in Lua.

Free · Mac, Windows, Linux · Website ↗

Questions

Is there a free alternative to kitty?

Yes. 4 of the 4 indie alternatives listed here have a free plan or are free: Alacritty, Ghostty, iTerm2 and WezTerm.

Is there an open-source alternative to kitty?

Alacritty, Ghostty, iTerm2 and WezTerm are open source.

Which kitty alternatives work on Mac, Windows, iPhone or Android?

On Windows: Alacritty and WezTerm. On Linux: Alacritty, Ghostty and WezTerm.

What makes these alternatives to kitty “indie”?

They are built by independent developers or small teams rather than large companies. Each one is listed because it does the same core job as kitty.

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