Kitty Terminal: Quick and Powerful Guide for Linux Users!

Ready to supercharge your terminal experience? In this video, we’ll introduce you to Kitty, a fast, GPU-accelerated terminal emulator that supports high-resolution images, tabs, window splits, custom layouts, and themes—all while staying lightweight and responsive. This guide will show you the essentials so you can start using Kitty’s real power quickly. Let’s dive in and unlock the full potential of your terminal!

Learn:
1. Install Kitty
Ubuntu/Debian:

sudo apt update
sudo apt install kitty
Other distros: Use your package manager (dnf, pacman, etc.).

Start Kitty:

kitty

🔍 Zoom In / Zoom Out in Kitty
Zoom in: Ctrl + Shift + +
Zoom out: Ctrl + Shift + -
Reset zoom: Ctrl + Shift + Backspace

✅ Default Kitty Copy/Paste
Already built-in (no config needed):
Copy: Ctrl + Shift + C
Paste: Ctrl + Shift + V

2. Tabs & Splits (Powerful Workspace)

New tab:
Ctrl + Shift + t

Switch between panes:
Ctrl + Shift + arrow keys

Close tab/pane:
Ctrl + Shift + q

With splits and tabs, you can manage multiple sessions inside one window like a mini tiling manager.

3. High-Quality Inline Images
Kitty can display real images in the terminal (not ASCII):

Basic:
kitty +kitten icat image.png

Clear image:
kitty +kitten icat --clear

Tip: Use this for images or even animated GIFs in the terminal.

4. Layouts & Sessions (Workspaces)
You can predefine multiple tabs and splits in a session file:
Create file ~/.config/kitty/mylayout.conf:

mylayout.conf
new_tab
launch top

new_tab
cd ~/Downloads
launch vim

new_tab
cd ~/test


Start session:
kitty --session mylayout.conf
Perfect for opening your full workflow in one command.

5. Themes & Fonts (Customize Quickly)
Change font:
kitty +list-fonts # see available fonts

Add to ~/.config/kitty/kitty.conf:

font_family JetBrains Mono
font_size 14

Quick color theme:
kitty +kitten themes
Use arrows to preview and Enter to apply.

6. Clipboard & Scrollback
Copy: Ctrl + Shift + c
Paste: Ctrl + Shift + v
Scrollback: Ctrl + Shift + PageUp / PageDown

✅ Why Kitty is Powerful
GPU-accelerated → fast, smooth scrolling
Tabs + splits → multi-session workflow
High-res images in terminal → diagrams, screenshots, GIF
Custom layouts & sessions → instant workspace setup
Themes & ligatures → modern, readable code

In short, Kitty lets you run multiple terminals, view images, and organize your workflow in a single fast window — all visually clean and responsive.

You can find the tutorial file and config files used in this video at this GitLab link: https://gitlab.com/hatem-badawi/linux....

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