kitten(1)                        kitten Manual                       kitten(1)

Name
       kitten - Fast, statically compiled implementations of various kittens
       (command line tools for use with kitty)

Usage
       kitten command [command options] [command args]

Description
       kitten serves as a launcher for running individual kittens. Each kitten
       can be run as kitten command. The list of available kittens is given
       below.

Commands
       @ Control kitty remotely. See:

       ask
         Ask the user for input. See:

       choose-files
         Choose files, fast. See:

       choose-fonts
         Choose the fonts used in kitty. See:

       clipboard
         Copy/paste with the system clipboard, even over SSH. See:

       desktop-ui
         Implement various desktop components for use with lightweight
         compositors/window managers on Linux. See:

       diff
         Pretty, side-by-side diffing of files and images. See:

       edit-in-kitty
         Edit a file in a kitty overlay window. See:

       hints
         Select text from screen with keyboard. See:

       hyperlinked-grep
         Add hyperlinks to the output of ripgrep. See:

       icat
         Display images in the terminal. See:

       mouse-demo
         Demo the mouse handling kitty implements for terminal programs. See:

       notify
         Send notifications to the user. See:

       panel
         Use a command line program to draw a GPU accelerated panel on your
         desktop. See:

       query-terminal
         Query the terminal for various capabilities. See:

       quick-access-terminal
         A quick access terminal window that you can bring up instantly with a
         keypress or a command.. See:

       run-shell
         Run the user's shell with shell integration enabled. See:

       show-key
         Show the codes generated by the terminal for key presses in various
         keyboard modes. See:

       ssh
         Truly convenient SSH. See:

       themes
         Manage kitty color schemes easily. See:

       transfer
         Transfer files easily over the TTY device. See:

       unicode-input
         Browse and select unicode characters by name. See:

       update-self
         Update this kitten binary. See:

       Get help for an individual command by running:

       kitten command -h

Options
       --version [=no]
              The current kitten version.

       --help, -h [=no]
              Show help for this command

0.45.0                         December 24, 2025                     kitten(1)