Kitty 0.50

Kitty 0.50 is a release of the GPU-accelerated terminal emulator, highlighted by two major additions: docked windows and the ability to restore the terminal after logging out. The documentation’s contents identify these as the release’s main features, alongside a broader account of Kitty’s capabilities and configuration. The release sits in a continuing sequence of updates that added custom shaders and performance improvements in 0.49, vertical tabs in 0.48, drag-and-drop support for terminal programs in 0.47, and mouse features in 0.46.

The surrounding material shows how Kitty supports extensive control and customization: users can manage tabs and windows, arrange layouts, configure fonts and colors, and script the terminal through remote-control commands and “kittens,” its extension tools. It also documents shell integration, sessions, file transfer, image display, and utilities for tasks such as selecting files or comparing changes. For someone evaluating the release, the key point is that 0.50’s headline changes concern window organization and preserving a terminal setup across logout, within a mature terminal environment offering substantial scripting and workflow features.