Best kitty Alternatives in 2026
Updated
20 apps from terminal emulators ranked against kitty on the same published basis.
- 1kitty vs Termalin
- 2kitty vs Contour
- 3kitty vs Warp
- 4kitty vs Alacritty
- 5kitty vs Hyper
- 6kitty vs Konsole
- 7kitty vs Tabby
- 8kitty vs WezTerm
- 9kitty vs Ghostty
- 10kitty vs iTerm2
- 11kitty vs MobaXterm
- 12kitty vs st
- 13kitty vs Tilix
- 14kitty vs Windows Terminal
- 15kitty vs GNOME Terminal
- 16kitty vs Rio
- 17kitty vs gitsome
- 18kitty vs xterm
- 19kitty vs agedu
- 20kitty vs foot
kitty alternatives compared
| # | App | Score | Free plan | From | Runs on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Termalin | 6.7 | Free plan | $8/mo | API, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 2 | Contour | 6.6 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 3 | Warp | 6.6 | Free plan | $20/mo | Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 4 | Alacritty | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 5 | Hyper | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 6 | Konsole | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 7 | Tabby | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 8 | WezTerm | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 9 | Ghostty | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac |
| 10 | iTerm2 | 6.3 | Free plan | Free | Mac |
| 11 | MobaXterm | 6.3 | Free plan | — | Windows |
| 12 | st | 6.3 | Free plan | Free | Linux |
| 13 | Tilix | 6.3 | Free plan | Free | Linux |
| 14 | Windows Terminal | 6.3 | Free plan | Free | Windows |
| 15 | GNOME Terminal | 6.2 | Free plan | Free | Linux |
| 16 | Rio | 5.6 | No | — | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 17 | gitsome | 5.5 | No | — | Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 18 | xterm | 5.4 | No | — | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 19 | agedu | 5.3 | No | — | Linux, Web |
| 20 | foot | 5.3 | No | — | Linux |
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Questions about kitty alternatives
What is the best alternative to kitty?
Termalin, number 1 in terminal emulators with a score of 6.7 out of 10. The others here: Contour, Warp, Alacritty and 16 more.
What is the best free alternative to kitty?
Termalin is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 15 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
How are these alternatives ranked?
Ranked free-and-open first: a usable free tier and open-source code, then the platforms it runs on and its documentation.