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= kitty - the fast, feature-rich, cross-platform, GPU based terminal

If you live in the terminal, *kitty* is made for **you**!

See https://sw.kovidgoyal.net/kitty/[the kitty website].

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https://sw.kovidgoyal.net/kitty/faq/[Frequently Asked Questions]

To ask other questions about kitty usage, use either the https://github.com/kovidgoyal/kitty/discussions/[discussions on GitHub] or the
https://www.reddit.com/r/KittyTerminal[Reddit community]

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