Kitty – GPU based terminal emulator

Post by hurricanepootis » Thu, Sep 25, 2025, 9:48 PM UTC

ZoomZoomZoom wrote: post #68

I switched to kitty after a periodic assessment of my user environment. Turns out, of modern terminal emulators, only Kitty is under a copyleft license. Considering, most of them are pretty capable and competitive, this was enough to switch. What I don't like: - No remote terminal persistence solution in the works + termux/screen incompatibility. - Two modes of font rendering and both are meh. Legacy is uneven and ja…

Post by dartharva » Fri, Sep 26, 2025, 3:11 AM UTC

rimmontrieu wrote: post #52

dartharva wrote: post #46

Is it really that hard to add Windows support for these terminal projects? I understand they are more valued in Linux circles but it's not like nobody on Windows is using the terminal.

I asked the same question for years but then Windows Terminal appears out of no where and is a real godsend. https://github.com/microsoft/terminal

Post by ranger_danger » Sun, Sep 28, 2025, 2:49 AM UTC

aidenn0 wrote: post #55

cursedpikachu wrote: post #47

Kovid is sort of an arrogant douchebag https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8213946

If the most recent example is from 2011, maybe it's not true anymore?

Post by ranger_danger » Tue, Sep 30, 2025, 12:25 AM UTC

aidenn0 wrote: post #86

ranger_danger wrote: post #85

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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