Forget the standard terminal—Kitty is the most powerful t...

What’s Happening

Real talk: You’re missing out if you’ve only ever used the default Linux terminal.

Forget the standard terminal—Kitty is the most powerful tool in my workflow Credit: Lucas Gouveia/How-To Geek By Faisal Rasool Published Mar 2, 2026, 7:30 AM EST Faisal Rasool has been a feature writer at How-to Geek since early 2024. He brings five years of professional experience in simplifying technology for his readers on topics like mobile devices, PCs, and online privacy. (we’re not making this up)

He tries to help people get the most out of their gadgets and software with the least effort.

The Details

In his teenage years, he spent hours every day tinkering with Android phones and Linux builds. Faisal kicked off his career at WhatMobile in 2019 (mostly out of his obsession with Android) where he published over 2,000 news stories.

Rn, he contributes to the news section over at AndroidHeadlines. He also authored more than 100 feature articles for SlashGear, covering Android, iOS, Web, Chromebooks, online privacy/security, and PC content.

Why This Matters

Faisal is also pursuing a Bachelor’s in English literature to build up his writing chops. He enjoys watercolors, classic video games, animated films, and conversations with strangers. Sign in to your How-To Geek account Add Us On Summary Generate a summary of this story follow Follow followed Followed Like Like Thread Log in Here is a fact-based summary of the story contents: Try something different: Show me the facts Explain it like I’m 5 Give me a lighthearted recap When you think of a terminal app, it might seem like a program stuck in time—just a solid window that interacts with your shell and displays text.

This could have major implications for how we use technology going forward.

Key Takeaways

• But, modern terminal apps have come a long way.
• And I’ve found no terminal app better than Kitty.
• Give me a chance to convince you to switch to it.

The Bottom Line

Kitty has native graphics support Old terminal apps could only render text, but Kitty has a native graphics protocol for displaying high-quality images, animations, and videos within the terminal. It doesn’t sound too wild until you think about all the features it unlocks.

Is this a W or an L? You decide.