Does kitty work on Apple Silicon?

✅ Yes, Full Native Apple Silicon Support

May also be known as kitty or Kovidgoyal Kitty

View Github Issue App Website 🧪 Apple Silicon App Tested

💻 Device Support

✅ 2023 M3 Macbook Pros Check Pricing

✅ 2023 M2 Macbook Pros Check Pricing

✅ 2023 M3 iMac Check Pricing

✅ 2023 M2 Pro Mac Mini Check Pricing

✅ Intel Macs Check Pricing

📚 Bundle Version History

net.kovidgoyal.kitty

v0.23.1

✅ Yes, Native Apple Silicon Support

🖥 Supported Architectures X86, ARM

Full Info Plist

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v0.20.3