Why is Kitty so popular?

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  • kitty

    Cross-platform, fast, feature-rich, GPU based terminal

  • Terminal "power users" should really take a look: https://sw.kovidgoyal.net/kitty/

  • alacritty

    A cross-platform, OpenGL terminal emulator.

  • Most important to me, the ability to map Ctrl-C to copy-when-text-is-selected-but-interrupt-otherwise; the alacritty dev is horribly stubborn and refuses to implement this as even an non-default option for idiotic paternalistic reasons; this is the main reason I'd never even consider alacritty

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    The modern identity platform for B2B SaaS. The APIs are flexible and easy-to-use, supporting authentication, user identity, and complex enterprise features like SSO and SCIM provisioning.

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  • wezterm

    A GPU-accelerated cross-platform terminal emulator and multiplexer written by @wez and implemented in Rust

  • I actually use wezterm mostly, but I have used kitty a lot, and would definitely prefer kitty over alacritty.

NOTE: The number of mentions on this list indicates mentions on common posts plus user suggested alternatives. Hence, a higher number means a more popular project.

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