Install kitty on Raspberry Pi

kitty

The fast, feature-rich, GPU based terminal emulator.

Enjoy smooth performance, tabs and splits, advanced rendering, and extensive customisation. Perfect if you spend a lot of time in the terminal and want something faster and more capable than the default.

To run: Menu -> System Tools -> kitty
To run in a terminal: kitty

Fortunately, kitty is very easy to install on your Raspberry Pi in just two steps.

  1. Install Pi-Apps - the best app installer for Raspberry Pi.
  2. Use Pi-Apps to install kitty.

Compatibility

For the best chance of this working, we recommend using the latest 64-bit version of Raspberry Pi OS, which is currently version Trixie.
Raspberry Pi OS has 32-bit and 64-bit variants, both of which will run on most Raspberry Pi computers, including the Pi 3, Pi 4, and Pi5.
kitty will only run on PiOS 64-bit. Pi-Apps will not let you install kitty on PiOS 32-bit.

Install Pi-Apps

Pi-Apps is a free tool that makes it incredibly easy to install the most useful programs on your Raspberry Pi with just a few clicks.

Open a terminal and run this command to install Pi-Apps:

wget -qO- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Botspot/pi-apps/master/install | bash

Feel free to check out the Pi-Apps source code here: https://github.com/Botspot/pi-apps

Install kitty

Now that you have Pi-Apps installed, it is time to install kitty.
First launch Pi-Apps from your start menu:

Then click on the Terminals category.

Now scroll down to find kitty in the list.

Just click Install and Pi-Apps will install kitty for you!

Pi-Apps is a free and open source tool made by Botspot, theofficialgman, and other contributors. Find out more at https://pi-apps.io