# kitty

[kitty][kitty] is a new terminal emulator built from the ground up to support all modern terminal features.

## Use Cases

kitty can be used to:

- View images in the terminal, without the visual inconsistencies of w3m
- Change background opacity on the fly (without opening a new terminal)
- View emoji and other special symbols in the terminal
- View all icon fonts in the terminal
- Change the entire color scheme on the fly (both the terminal and kitty itself)
- Display over 16 million different colors at the same time (also known as 24-bit true color support)

You should not use kitty if:

- You should use kitty.

[kitty]: https://github.com/kovidgoyal/kitty